Bjarni Herjólfsson

Norse explorer, first known European discoverer of the mainland of the Americas
Person human Q355228
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Bjarni Herjólfsson

Summary

Bjarni Herjólfsson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Iceland[2]. He was born on +0966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an explorer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Bjarni Herjólfsson was born in Iceland[2].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson was born on +0966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson died on +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's father was Herjólfur Bárðarson[7].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson held citizenship in Icelandic Commonwealth[9].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson held citizenship in Greenland[10].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's professions included explorer[5].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson is recorded as male[11].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63512295[13].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2001034238[14].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011kzn[15].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's family name is recorded as Herjólfsson[16].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's given name is recorded as Bjarni[17].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's floruit is recorded as +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Bjarni-Herjulfsson[19].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's FAST ID is recorded as 463138[20].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID is recorded as bjarni_herjolfsson_1[21].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Herjólfsson-2[22].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Bjarne_Herjolfsson[23].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Canadian Encyclopedia article ID is recorded as bjarni-herjolfsson[24].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Lex ID is recorded as Bjarni_Herjólfsson[25].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJk8W9kf7wmFw46ypKrKBP[26].
  • Bjarni Herjólfsson's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/541cb15e-998e-465a-954c-32077f6557f5[27].

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Origins and Family

Bjarni Herjólfsson's place of birth was Iceland[2]. He was born on +0966-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Herjólfur Bárðarson[7].

Career and Affiliations

Bjarni Herjólfsson worked as an explorer[5].

Death and Burial

Bjarni Herjólfsson died on +1000-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Bjarni Herjólfsson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bjarni Herjólfsson born?

Born in Iceland[2], Bjarni Herjólfsson…

Who were Bjarni Herjólfsson's parents?

Bjarni Herjólfsson's father was Herjólfur Bárðarson[7].

What did Bjarni Herjólfsson do for work?

Bjarni Herjólfsson worked as explorer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . bing.com. bing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bing.com. bing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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