Guri Vesaas

Norwegian writer
Person human Q4582645
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Guri Vesaas

Summary

Guri Vesaas is a human[1]. Born in Vinje[2], she… she was born on +1939-01-13T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4], translator[5], and children's writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Guri Vesaas's place of birth was Vinje[2].
  • Guri Vesaas was born on +1939-01-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Guri Vesaas's father was Tarjei Vesaas[8].
  • Guri Vesaas's mother was Halldis Moren Vesaas[9].
  • Guri Vesaas held citizenship in Norway[10].
  • Guri Vesaas's professions included writer[4].
  • Guri Vesaas worked as a translator[5].
  • Guri Vesaas's professions included children's writer[6].
  • Guri Vesaas received the Nynorsk User of the Year[11].
  • Guri Vesaas received the Language Prize[12].
  • Guri Vesaas received the Brage Prize honorary award[13].
  • Guri Vesaas received the Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14].
  • Guri Vesaas received the Storegut award[15].
  • Guri Vesaas is recorded as female[16].
  • Guri Vesaas's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Guri Vesaas's ISNI is recorded as 0000000014736060[18].
  • Guri Vesaas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65021532[19].
  • Guri Vesaas's IdRef ID is recorded as 199699976[20].
  • Guri Vesaas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q8gz2[21].
  • Guri Vesaas's family name is recorded as Vesaas[22].
  • Guri Vesaas's given name is recorded as Guri[23].
  • Guri Vesaas's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90590904[24].
  • Guri Vesaas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[25].
  • Guri Vesaas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nynorsk[26].
  • Guri Vesaas's sibling is recorded as Olav Vesaas[27].

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Origins and Family

Guri Vesaas's place of birth was Vinje[2]. She was born on +1939-01-13T00:00:00Z[3]. Her father was Tarjei Vesaas[8]. Her mother was Halldis Moren Vesaas[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], translator[5], and children's writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Nynorsk User of the Year[11], an award[28], in Norway[29]; Language Prize[12], an award[30], founded in 2000[31]; Brage Prize honorary award[13], an honorary award[32], founded in 1992[33]; Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14], a grade of an order[34], in Norway[35]; and Storegut award[15], an award[36], in Norway[37], founded in 2002[38].

Why It Matters

Guri Vesaas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Guri Vesaas born?

Guri Vesaas was born in Vinje[2].

Who were Guri Vesaas's parents?

Guri Vesaas's father was Tarjei Vesaas[8]. Guri Vesaas's mother was Halldis Moren Vesaas[9].

What did Guri Vesaas do for work?

Guri Vesaas worked as writer[4], translator[5], and children's writer[6].

What awards did Guri Vesaas receive?

Honors received include Nynorsk User of the Year[11], Language Prize[12], Brage Prize honorary award[13], and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . nynorsk.no. nynorsk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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