Egil Aarvik

Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs (1912-1990)
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Summary

Egil Aarvik was born on December 12, 1912[1], in Børsa[2]. He died on July 19, 1990[3], in Oslo[4]. He worked as a politician[5], editing staff[6], non-fiction writer[7], journalist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Børsa Municipality[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[12]
  • Position held: member of the Parliament of Norway[13], Minister of Social Affairs[14], deputy member of the Parliament of Norway[15], Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee[16], Lagtingspresident[17]
  • Member of: Norwegian Nobel Committee[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Member of political party: Christian Democratic Party[21]
  • Commons category: Egil Aarvik[22]
  • Family name: Aarvik[23]
  • Given name: Egil[24]
  • Work location: Oslo[25]
  • Described by source: Hvem er Hvem?[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[27]
  • Name in native language: Egil Aarvik[28]
  • P14573: 1132[29]

Why It Matters

Egil Aarvik has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Egil Aarvik born?

Egil Aarvik was born in Børsa[2].

Where did Egil Aarvik die?

Egil Aarvik died in Oslo[4].

What did Egil Aarvik do for work?

Egil Aarvik worked as a politician[5], editing staff[6], non-fiction writer[7], journalist[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 1920 census of Norway. Retrieved . digitalarkivet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem?. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . stortinget.no. stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . stortinget.no. stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . stortinget.no. Retrieved . stortinget.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . stortinget.no. wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . digitalarkivet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'nn', 'no', 'zh']
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    Place of birth → Børsa, Børsa Municipality
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    P14573 → 1132
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  4. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of political party → Christian Democratic Party
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Aarvik
    Member of → Norwegian Nobel Committee
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