Birgit Sawyer

Swedish historian
Person human Q16596284
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Birgit Sawyer

Summary

Birgit Sawyer is a human[1]. She was born in Gothenburg[2]. She was born on +1945-04-02T00:00:00Z[3]. She died on +2016-05-07T00:00:00Z[4]. She worked as a historian[5], runologist[6], medievalist[7], and university teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Birgit Sawyer was born in Gothenburg[2].
  • Birgit Sawyer was born on +1945-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Birgit Sawyer died on +2016-05-07T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Burial took place at Uppsala Old Cemetery[10].
  • Among Birgit Sawyer's spouses was Peter Hayes Sawyer[11].
  • Birgit Sawyer held citizenship in Sweden[12].
  • Birgit Sawyer's professions included historian[5].
  • Birgit Sawyer's professions included runologist[6].
  • Birgit Sawyer's professions included medievalist[7].
  • Birgit Sawyer's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Birgit Sawyer's field of work was medieval studies[13].
  • Birgit Sawyer's field of work was history[14].
  • Birgit Sawyer's field of work was Middle Ages[15].
  • Birgit Sawyer's field of work was Vikings[16].
  • Birgit Sawyer is recorded as female[17].
  • Birgit Sawyer's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Birgit Sawyer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066468037[19].
  • Birgit Sawyer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34542671[20].
  • Birgit Sawyer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr88012036[21].
  • Birgit Sawyer's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12399458d[22].
  • Birgit Sawyer's IdRef ID is recorded as 033093253[23].
  • Birgit Sawyer's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08025209[24].
  • Birgit Sawyer's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35531340[25].
  • Birgit Sawyer's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0229162[26].
  • Birgit Sawyer's family name is recorded as Q19899706[27].

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Origins and Family

Birgit Sawyer was born in Gothenburg[2]. She was born on +1945-04-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5], runologist[6], medievalist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include medieval studies[13], an academic discipline[28]; history[14]; Middle Ages[15], an age[29]; and Vikings[16], a people[30].

Personal Life

Birgit Sawyer was married to Peter Hayes Sawyer[11].

Death and Burial

Birgit Sawyer died on +2016-05-07T00:00:00Z[4]. She is buried at Uppsala Old Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Birgit Sawyer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Birgit Sawyer born?

Birgit Sawyer's place of birth was Gothenburg[2].

Who was Birgit Sawyer married to?

Birgit Sawyer's spouses include Peter Hayes Sawyer[11].

What did Birgit Sawyer do for work?

Birgit Sawyer worked as historian[5], runologist[6], medievalist[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . svenskagravar.se. Retrieved . svenskagravar.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . catalogo.pusc.it. catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Country of citizenship Sweden
    Bibsys id 90170757
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