Ernst Håkon Jahr

Norwegian linguist
Person human Q4587612
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Ernst Håkon Jahr was born on March 4, 1948[1], in Oslo[2]. He has worked as a linguist[3] and philologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[6]
  • Employer: University of Agder[7]
  • Educated at: University of Oslo[8]
  • Award received: honorary professor[9], Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[10], Swedish Academy Nordic Prize[11], Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research, historical-philosophical class[12], Gunnerus Medal[13]
  • Member of: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[14], Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[15], Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy[16], Academia Europaea[17], Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg[18], Polish Academy of Sciences[19], Royal Society of Humanist Learning in Lund[20], Royal Society of the Humanities at Uppsala[21], Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Ernst Håkon Jahr[24]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[25]
  • Family name: Jahr[26]
  • Given name: Ernst[27], Håkon[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Interested in: linguistics[30]

Why It Matters

Ernst Håkon Jahr has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Ernst Håkon Jahr born?

Ernst Håkon Jahr was born in Oslo[2].

What did Ernst Håkon Jahr do for work?

Ernst Håkon Jahr worked as a linguist[3] and philologist[4].

Where did Ernst Håkon Jahr go to school?

Ernst Håkon Jahr was educated at University of Oslo[8].

What awards did Ernst Håkon Jahr receive?

Honors received include honorary professor[9], Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[10], and Swedish Academy Nordic Prize[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Literary awards of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ernst Håkon Jahr. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ernst-h-kon-jahr
MLA “Ernst Håkon Jahr.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ernst-h-kon-jahr.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ernst-h-kon-jahr_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ernst Håkon Jahr}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ernst-h-kon-jahr}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ernst Håkon Jahr — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ernst-h-kon-jahr (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ernst-h-kon-jahr · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'en', 'it', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot "
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.