Gunnar Reiss-Andersen

Norwegian poet (1896–1964)
Person human Q5619116
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Gunnar Reiss-Andersen

Summary

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Larvik[2]. He was born on August 21, 1896[3]. He died in Arendal[4]. He died on July 29, 1964[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and poet[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Larvik[2], Gunnar Reiss-Andersen…
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen passed away in Arendal[4].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was born on August 21, 1896[3].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen died on July 29, 1964[5].
  • A child of Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was Dag Halvorsen[9].
  • A child of Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was Gry Waage[10].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen held citizenship in Norway[11].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen worked as a writer[6].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's professions included poet[7].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen received the Dobloug Prize[12].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen received the Gyldendal's Endowment[13].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen is recorded as male[15].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's family is recorded as Castberg[17].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's Commons category is recorded as Gunnar Reiss-Andersen[18].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's family name is recorded as Reiss-Andersen[19].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's given name is recorded as Gunnar[20].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[21].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'Gunnar Reiss-Andersen'}[22].
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen's subject has role is recorded as refugee[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: NO[25]

  • Began / founded: 1896-08-21[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1964-07-29[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd811254-ed7e-49dc-a12d-c8675277cc41[28]

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Origins and Family

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was born in Larvik[2]. He was born on August 21, 1896[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and poet[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Dobloug Prize[12], a literary award[29], in Sweden[30]; Gyldendal's Endowment[13], a literary award[31], in Norway[32], founded in 1934[33], headquartered in Oslo Municipality[34]; and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14], a grade of an order[35], in Norway[36].

Personal Life

Children include Dag Halvorsen[9], a journalist[37], 1934–2007[38], of Norway[39] and Gry Waage[10], a journalist[40], 1922–2019[41], of Norway[42].

Death and Burial

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen died on July 29, 1964[5]. He died in Arendal[4].

Why It Matters

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Gunnar Reiss-Andersen born?

Born in Larvik[2], Gunnar Reiss-Andersen…

Where did Gunnar Reiss-Andersen die?

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen passed away in Arendal[4].

What did Gunnar Reiss-Andersen do for work?

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen worked as writer[6] and poet[7].

What awards did Gunnar Reiss-Andersen receive?

Honors received include Dobloug Prize[12], Gyldendal's Endowment[13], and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14].

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. [15] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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