Andri Snær Magnason

Icelandic writer (born 1973)
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Summary

Andri Snær Magnason is a human[1]. He was born in Reykjavík[2]. He was born on July 14, 1973[3]. He worked as a writer[4], children's writer[5], environmentalist[6], film director[7], and poet[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Andri Snær Magnason was born in Reykjavík[2].
  • Andri Snær Magnason was born on July 14, 1973[3].
  • Andri Snær Magnason held citizenship in Iceland[10].
  • Andri Snær Magnason worked as a writer[4].
  • Andri Snær Magnason worked as a children's writer[5].
  • Andri Snær Magnason worked as an environmentalist[6].
  • Andri Snær Magnason worked as a film director[7].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's professions included poet[8].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's field of work was literature[11].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's field of work was children's and young adult literature[12].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's field of work was literary activity[13].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's field of work was non-fiction literature[15].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's education included a stint at Menntaskólinn við Sund[16].
  • Andri Snær Magnason was educated at University of Iceland[17].
  • Andri Snær Magnason received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[18].
  • Andri Snær Magnason is recorded as male[19].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's Commons category is recorded as Andri Snær Magnason[21].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's given name is recorded as Andri[22].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's official website is recorded as http://www.andrimagnason.com/[23].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's described at URL is recorded as https://v2.nl/people/andri-magnason/[24].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's described by source is recorded as V2 archive[25].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[26].
  • Andri Snær Magnason's candidacy in election is recorded as 2016 Icelandic presidential election[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IS[29]

  • Began / founded: 1973-07-14[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 51f42a7d-f02f-4134-97db-5b0d7842894c[31]

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Origins and Family

Andri Snær Magnason was born in Reykjavík[2]. He was born on July 14, 1973[3].

Education

Educated at Menntaskólinn við Sund[16], a secondary school[32], in Iceland[33], founded in 1969[34] and University of Iceland[17], a public university[35], in Iceland[36], founded in 1911[37], headquartered in Reykjavík[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], children's writer[5], environmentalist[6], film director[7], and poet[8]. Fields of work include literature[11], a type of arts[39]; children's and young adult literature[12], a sub-set of literature[40]; literary activity[13]; poetry[14], a literary form[41]; and non-fiction literature[15], a sub-set of literature[42].

Recognition

Andri Snær Magnason received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[18].

Why It Matters

Andri Snær Magnason ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Andri Snær Magnason born?

Andri Snær Magnason's place of birth was Reykjavík[2].

What did Andri Snær Magnason do for work?

Andri Snær Magnason worked as writer[4], children's writer[5], environmentalist[6], film director[7], and poet[8].

Where did Andri Snær Magnason go to school?

Andri Snær Magnason was educated at Menntaskólinn við Sund[16] and University of Iceland[17].

What awards did Andri Snær Magnason receive?

Honors received include Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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