Birger Nerman

Swedish archaeologist (1888-1971)

Person Human Q865173

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[19]
Date of birth: October 6, 1888
Date of death: August 22, 1971
Place of birth: Norrköping
Place of death: Hedvig Eleonora and Oscar Parish
Country of citizenship: Sweden^[13]
Occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist, prehistorian, university teacher, historian, philologist^[14]
Employer: University of Tartu^[16]
Field of work: archaeology^[15]
Educated at: Uppsala University^[17]
Father: Janne Nerman^[11]
Child: Agneta Lundström^[12]
Sibling: Einar Nerman, Ture Nerman^[26]^[27]
Work location: Stockholm^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish^[25]
Academic degree: doctorate^[20]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[28]
Described by source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography^[24]
Family name: Nerman^[21]
Given name: Birger^[22]
Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities^[18]
Not found in: Gravstensinventeringen
Place of burial: Norra begravningsplatsen^[10]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 54

ISNI: 0000000119253743
VIAF cluster ID: 17604347
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n81146926
GND ID: 1011348063
Alvin ID: alvin-person:42854
American Academy in Rome ID: 12420102
Archaeology Data Service person ID: 34980
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: birger-nerman
BIBSYS ID: 90305882
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12750824w
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11576523
CiNii Research ID: 1980023484813008441

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DDB person (GND) ID: 1011348063
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 1011348063
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID: 8838
DigitaltMuseum ID: 0210315159459
FAST ID: 84049
Find a Grave memorial ID: 174100020
Freebase ID: /m/08ncg8
Geni profile ID: 6000000025002406051
Goodreads author ID: 223853
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Birger_Nerman
IdRef ID: 063863707
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 1011348063
KulturNav-ID: dc23177c-38d0-412f-b4c2-f0223775a371
Libraries Australia ID: 35276195
Libris-URI: 0xbdg61j43228jq
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA00725728
NE.se ID: birger-nerman
NL CR AUT ID: xx0266149
NLA Trove people ID: 893540
NUKAT ID: n02718412
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID: person/3CAF5687-398B-454B-9262-FBBA45737561
National Library of Latvia ID: 000003777
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:V*164627;=BM
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810600079505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 086677888
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID: 6648
Open Library ID: OL134974A
Parsifal cluster ID: 168857
RERO ID (legacy): A013765888
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 83348
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters member ID: 593
Runeberg author ID: nermabir
SBN author ID: MILV120072
SEARCH on line catalogue ID: 19042
SELIBR ID: 234466
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID: 69084
Swedish National Library Arken ID: Nerman,-Birger
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI: LSH/agents/66600
Swedish Portrait Archive ID: seuNpYu6DKAAAAAAAABY0A, wbbNj8LLWMAAAAAAAAEGOA, wbbNj8LLWMAAAAAAAAAseQ
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/224507
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJgxtj9rD6rmFdFVr778md
Yale LUX ID: person/c6ea0f2c-a651-42ff-83f0-811dc3a6daf6

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 5

historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, university teacher, philologist

Sibling 2

Ture Nerman, Einar Nerman

Siblings 2

Ture Nerman, Einar Nerman

Academic degree 1

doctorate

Country of citizenship 1

Sweden

Described by source 1

Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

Educated at 1

Uppsala University

Employer 1

University of Tartu

Field of work 1

archaeology

Given name 1

Birger

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Swedish

Member of 1

Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities

Place of birth 1

Norrköping

Place of death 1

Hedvig Eleonora and Oscar Parish

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Stockholm

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Summary

Birger Nerman was born on October 6, 1888^[1], in Norrköping^[2]. He died on August 22, 1971^[3], in Oscar Parish^[4]. He worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], prehistorian^[7], university teacher^[8], and historian^[9].

FAQs

Where was Birger Nerman born?

Birger Nerman was born in Norrköping^[2].

Where did Birger Nerman die?

Birger Nerman passed away in Oscar Parish^[4].

Who were Birger Nerman's parents?

Birger Nerman's father was Janne Nerman^[11].

What did Birger Nerman do for work?

Birger Nerman worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], prehistorian^[7], university teacher^[8], and historian^[9].

Where did Birger Nerman go to school?

Birger Nerman was educated at Uppsala University^[17].

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[2] ↑ Birger Nerman — place of birth (P19): Norrköping. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Birger Nerman — place of death (P20): Oscar Parish. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-01-01. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Birger Nerman — sex or gender (P21): male. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Birger Nerman — father (P22): Janne Nerman. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Birger Nerman — country of citizenship (P27): Sweden. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Birger Nerman — child (P40): Agneta Lundström. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Birger Nerman — educated at (P69): Uppsala University. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Birger Nerman — field of work (P101): archaeology. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): anthropologist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): archaeologist. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): prehistorian. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): historian. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Birger Nerman — occupation (P106): philologist. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Birger Nerman — employer (P108): University of Tartu. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Birger Nerman — place of burial (P119): Norra begravningsplatsen. norrabegravningsplatsen.se. Retrieved 2017-06-09. norrabegravningsplatsen.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Birger Nerman — member of (P463): Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Birger Nerman — academic degree (P512): doctorate. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-20. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Birger Nerman — date of birth (P569): October 6, 1888. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Birger Nerman — date of death (P570): August 22, 1971. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Birger Nerman — family name (P734): Nerman. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Birger Nerman — given name (P735): Birger. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Birger Nerman — work location (P937): Stockholm. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-20. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Birger Nerman — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Birger Nerman — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Birger Nerman — sibling (P3373): Einar Nerman. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Birger Nerman — sibling (P3373): Ture Nerman. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 2017-10-11. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Birger Nerman — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2026-09-30. wikidata.org.

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