Gunilla Bergström

Swedish writer, illustrator and journalist (1942–2021)

Person Human Q467434

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[24]
Date of birth: July 3, 1942
Date of death: August 23, 2021
Place of birth: Gothenburg, Johannebergs församling^[10]
Place of death: Stockholm, Stockholms Gustav Vasa^[11]
Country of citizenship: Sweden^[12]
Occupation: writer, illustrator, children's writer, screenwriter, journalist, picture book writer^[13]
Field of work: children's and young adult literature, book illustration^[14]^[15]
Position held: member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books^[16]
Award received: Elsa Beskow plaque, Astrid Lindgren Prize, Schullströmska priset för barn- och ungdomslitteratur, Emil Prize, Illis quorum, Litteris et Artibus^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Notable work: Alfie Atkins^[17]
Sibling: Lena Treschow Torell^[31]
Work location: Stockholm^[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish^[29]
Bibliography: Gunilla Bergström bibliography
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights
Described by source: Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur^[28]
Family name: Bergström^[25]
Given name: Gunilla^[26]
Name in native language: Gunilla Bergström^[30]
Writing language: Swedish

🏷️ Also known as

en Gunilla Bergström ar غونيلا بيرغستروم cs Gunilla Bergström cs Gunilla Bergströmová da Gunilla Bergstrøm fa گونیلا بریستروم he גונילה ברגסטרום ja グニッラ・ベリィストロム nl Gunilla Bergstrom ru Бергстрём, Гунилла ru Гунилла Бергстрём sv Bergström uk Гунілла Бергстрем

🔖 Identifiers · 66

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VIAF cluster ID: 118088883
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n88069231
GND ID: 120075318
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Gunilla Bergström 01.JPG ↗
AbART person ID: 91895
BIBSYS ID: 90057960
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BergströmGunilla1942-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12059589m
BookBrainz author ID: e4772eb4-bf4c-44f0-86d4-c2cdeab09f55
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: bergström-gunilla
CBDB.cz author ID: 17174

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CiNii Research ID: 1140282266556425088
DBNL author ID: berg303
DDB person (GND) ID: 120075318
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID: u16622
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 7779
Deezer artist ID: 2451111
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 120075318
DigitaltMuseum ID: 0210315736524
Discogs artist ID: 2111608
ELNET ID: a12193331
Europeana entity: agent/base/119690
Freebase ID: /m/05yhxvl
Geni profile ID: 6000000178067930822
Goodreads author ID: 429885
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Gunilla_Bergström
HAND ID: 5570-38B2-D4A3-B8CF-EF39
IMDb ID: nm2398469
IdRef ID: 02884467X
J9U entity ID: 987007294459205171
JRC Names ID: 314713
KBR person ID: 14196345
KulturNav-ID: 2079c548-1bb5-4a1f-8a67-3710577fdb73
Lex ID: Gunilla_Bergström
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MusicBrainz artist ID: 79a80abc-5a7d-43a0-9955-4333f32fc18c
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA14066244
NDL Authority ID: 00433036
NE.se ID: gunilla-bergström
NL CR AUT ID: mub2014828102
NLAI ID: 193770
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000300723
NUKAT ID: n2012257873
National Library of Greece ID: 352475
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202301305
National Library of Latvia ID: 000020214
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:V*56675;=BP
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810699534805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068759681
Nordic Women in Film-ID: gunilla-bergstrom
Obálky knih ID: mub2014828102
Open Library ID: OL551567A
Prabook ID: 2322603
RERO ID (legacy): A002994698
Ricochet author ID: gunilla-bergstrom
Runeberg author ID: bergstgu
SELIBR ID: 180212
SNARC ID: Zanon
Sceneweb artist ID: 6278
Spotify artist ID: 2akqVrXEVAxjdcqYVXAqsp
Swedish National Library Arken ID: bergstrom-gunilla
TMDB person ID: 129566
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500709636
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJkp8b6KcGt37KCjmyjDMP
ČSFD person ID: 268533

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Occupation 5

writer, journalist, screenwriter, illustrator, children's writer

Award received 4

Litteris et Artibus, Astrid Lindgren Prize, Illis quorum, Elsa Beskow plaque

Field of work 2

children's and young adult literature, book illustration

Country of citizenship 1

Sweden

Family name 1

Bergström

Films written 1

Hocus Pocus Alfie Atkins

Founded entities 1

Alfons-Bokalen

Given name 1

Gunilla

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Swedish

Mb:performer of 1

Kompis med Albert Åberg

Notable work 1

Alfie Atkins

Place of birth 1

Gothenburg

Place of death 1

Stockholm

SNARC ID 1

Zanon

Sex or gender 1

female

Work location 1

Stockholm

Writing language 1

Swedish

← Creator 1

Alfie Atkins

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Summary

Gunilla Bergström was born on July 3, 1942^[1], in Gothenburg^[2]. She died on August 23, 2021^[3], in Stockholm^[4]. She worked as a writer^[5], illustrator^[6], children's writer^[7], screenwriter^[8], and journalist^[9].

FAQs

Where was Gunilla Bergström born?

Gunilla Bergström's place of birth was Gothenburg^[2].

Where did Gunilla Bergström die?

Gunilla Bergström passed away in Stockholm^[4].

What did Gunilla Bergström do for work?

Gunilla Bergström worked as a writer^[5], illustrator^[6], children's writer^[7], screenwriter^[8], and journalist^[9].

What awards did Gunilla Bergström receive?

Honors received include Elsa Beskow plaque^[18], Astrid Lindgren Prize^[19], Schullströmska priset för barn- och ungdomslitteratur^[20], and Emil Prize^[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — place of birth (P19): Gothenburg. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — place of birth (P19): Johannebergs församling. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — place of death (P20): Stockholm. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. svt.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — place of death (P20): Stockholms Gustav Vasa. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — sex or gender (P21): female. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-23. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — country of citizenship (P27): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — position held (P39): member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — field of work (P101): children's and young adult literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — field of work (P101): book illustration. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): illustrator. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): children's writer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): screenwriter. Nordic Women in Film. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): journalist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — occupation (P106): picture book writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Elsa Beskow plaque. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Astrid Lindgren Prize. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Schullströmska priset för barn- och ungdomslitteratur. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Emil Prize. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Illis quorum. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — award received (P166): Litteris et Artibus. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — date of birth (P569): July 3, 1942. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-29. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — date of death (P570): August 23, 2021. familjesidan.se. familjesidan.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — family name (P734): Bergström. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — given name (P735): Gunilla. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — notable work (P800): Alfie Atkins. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — work location (P937): Stockholm. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-29. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — described by source (P1343): Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur. dbnl.org. Retrieved 2025-03-16. dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — name in native language (P1559): Gunilla Bergström. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Gunilla Bergström — sibling (P3373): Lena Treschow Torell. wikidata.org.

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