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Erling Kittelsen

Norwegian writer
Person human Q1771923

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 10, 1946
Place of birth
Vennesla
Country of citizenship
Norway[8]
Occupation
linguist, writer, children's writer, translator, poet
Award received
Dobloug Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment, Språklig Samlings Literature Prize[9][10][11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[16]
Family name
Kittelsen[14]
Given name
Erling[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Erling Kittelsen sv Kittelsen uk Ерлінг Кіттельсен
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000121400992
VIAF cluster ID
76337996
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85309300
GND ID
129607495
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Erling Kittelsen.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90059492
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12059947s
Europeana entity
agent/base/122670
Freebase ID
/m/0ch2q02
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Erling_Kittelsen
IdRef ID
028849043
NUKAT ID
n2011150588
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National Library of Latvia ID
000022469
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07058270X
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Erling_Kittelsen
Sceneweb artist ID
6135
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b7371c55-8867-4ac9-ae05-10f21ce6f55f

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Occupation 5
writer, poet, translator, linguist, children's writer
Award received 3
Dobloug Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Språklig Samlings Literature Prize
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Family name 1
Kittelsen
Given name 1
Erling
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Place of birth 1
Vennesla
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Erling Kittelsen was born on April 10, 1946[1], in Vennesla[2]. He has worked as a linguist[3], writer[4], children's writer[5], translator[6], and poet[7].

FAQs

Where was Erling Kittelsen born?

Erling Kittelsen was born in Vennesla[2].

What did Erling Kittelsen do for work?

Erling Kittelsen worked as a linguist[3], writer[4], children's writer[5], translator[6], and poet[7].

What awards did Erling Kittelsen receive?

Honors received include Dobloug Prize[9], Aschehoug Prize[10], Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment[11], and Språklig Samlings Literature Prize[12].

Related Entities

Norway

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Dobloug Prize, Aschehoug Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment +1
    Family name → Kittelsen
    Place of birth → Vennesla
    Sex or gender → male
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim references: Occupation: writer, source for occupation from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
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