Davíð Stefánsson

Icelandic poet, novelist and playwright (1895-1964)
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Davíð Stefánsson
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Davíð Stefánsson

Summary

Davíð Stefánsson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eyjafjörður[2]. He was born on January 21, 1895[3]. He passed away in Akureyri[4]. He died on March 1, 1964[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], and playwright[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Davíð Stefánsson was born in Eyjafjörður[2].
  • Davíð Stefánsson passed away in Akureyri[4].
  • Davíð Stefánsson was born on January 21, 1895[3].
  • Davíð Stefánsson died on March 1, 1964[5].
  • Davíð Stefánsson held citizenship in Iceland[10].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's professions included poet[6].
  • Davíð Stefánsson worked as a writer[7].
  • Davíð Stefánsson worked as a playwright[8].
  • Davíð Stefánsson received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].
  • Davíð Stefánsson is recorded as male[12].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's Commons category is recorded as Davíð Stefánsson[14].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's given name is recorded as Davíð[15].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[16].
  • Davíð Stefánsson's writing language is recorded as Icelandic[17].

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.

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: IS[19]

  • Began / founded: 1895-01-21[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1964-03-01[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a6aa78b-0bde-445a-818f-df20d47b240f[22]

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Origins and Family

Davíð Stefánsson's place of birth was Eyjafjörður[2]. He was born on January 21, 1895[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], and playwright[8].

Recognition

Davíð Stefánsson received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].

Death and Burial

Davíð Stefánsson died on March 1, 1964[5]. He passed away in Akureyri[4].

Why It Matters

Davíð Stefánsson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Davíð Stefánsson born?

Davíð Stefánsson was born in Eyjafjörður[2].

Where did Davíð Stefánsson die?

Davíð Stefánsson passed away in Akureyri[4].

What did Davíð Stefánsson do for work?

Davíð Stefánsson worked as poet[6], writer[7], and playwright[8].

What awards did Davíð Stefánsson receive?

Honors received include Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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