Brynjar Hoff

Norwegian musician
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Brynjar Hoff

Summary

Brynjar Hoff is a human[1]. Born in Orkdal Municipality[2], he… he was born on October 1, 1940[3]. He worked as a musician[4] and jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Brynjar Hoff's place of birth was Orkdal Municipality[2].
  • Brynjar Hoff was born on October 1, 1940[3].
  • Brynjar Hoff's father was Erling Hoff[7].
  • Brynjar Hoff held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Brynjar Hoff worked as a musician[4].
  • Brynjar Hoff worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Brynjar Hoff was employed by Trondheim Symphony Orchestra[9].
  • Brynjar Hoff received the King's Medal of Merit[10].
  • Brynjar Hoff received the Spellemann Award for record of the year[11].
  • Brynjar Hoff is recorded as male[12].
  • Brynjar Hoff's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Brynjar Hoff's family name is recorded as Hoff[14].
  • Brynjar Hoff's given name is recorded as Brynjar[15].
  • Brynjar Hoff's instrument is recorded as oboe[16].
  • Brynjar Hoff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[17].
  • Brynjar Hoff's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brynjar Hoff'}[18].
  • Brynjar Hoff's start of work period is recorded as 1955[19].
  • Brynjar Hoff's end of work period is recorded as November 11, 2003[20].

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[21]

  • Country: NO[22]

  • Began / founded: 1940-10-30[23]

  • Genre(s): classical[24]

  • Community tags: classical, oboist[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e81bab8-7f7e-4805-911d-0345be5767ca[26]

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Origins and Family

Brynjar Hoff's place of birth was Orkdal Municipality[2]. He was born on October 1, 1940[3]. His father was Erling Hoff[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4] and jazz musician[5]. Brynjar Hoff was employed by Trondheim Symphony Orchestra[9].

Recognition

Awards received include King's Medal of Merit[10], a medallion[27], in Norway[28], founded in 1908[29] and Spellemann Award for record of the year[11].

Why It Matters

Brynjar Hoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Brynjar Hoff born?

Born in Orkdal Municipality[2], Brynjar Hoff…

Who were Brynjar Hoff's parents?

Brynjar Hoff's father was Erling Hoff[7].

What did Brynjar Hoff do for work?

Brynjar Hoff worked as musician[4] and jazz musician[5].

What awards did Brynjar Hoff receive?

Honors received include King's Medal of Merit[10] and Spellemann Award for record of the year[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . ballade.no. ballade.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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