Herman Bang

Danish writer (1857-1912)
Person human Q439370
Herman Bang
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Herman Bang

Summary

Herman Bang is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sønderborg[2]. He was born on April 20, 1857[3]. He died in Ogden[4]. He died on January 29, 1912[5]. He worked as a writer[6], journalist[7], autobiographer[8], literary critic[9], and director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Herman Bang was born in Sønderborg[2].
  • Herman Bang passed away in Ogden[4].
  • Herman Bang was born on April 20, 1857[3].
  • Herman Bang died on January 29, 1912[5].
  • Herman Bang is buried at Vestre Cemetery[12].
  • Herman Bang held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[13].
  • Danish was Herman Bang's native language[14].
  • Herman Bang's professions included writer[6].
  • Herman Bang worked as a journalist[7].
  • Herman Bang worked as an autobiographer[8].
  • Herman Bang worked as a literary critic[9].
  • Herman Bang's professions included director[10].
  • Herman Bang's field of work was literature[15].
  • Herman Bang's field of work was journalism[16].
  • Herman Bang is recorded as male[17].
  • Herman Bang's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Herman Bang's Commons category is recorded as Herman Bang[19].
  • Herman Bang's family name is recorded as Bang[20].
  • Herman Bang's given name is recorded as Herman[21].
  • Herman Bang's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Herman Bang[22].
  • Herman Bang's Commons gallery is recorded as Herman Bang[23].
  • Herman Bang's described at URL is recorded as http://adl.dk/adl_pub/forfatter/e_forfatter/e_forfatter.xsql?ff_id=1[24].
  • Herman Bang's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[25].
  • Herman Bang's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[26].
  • Herman Bang's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Origins and Family

Herman Bang was born in Sønderborg[2]. He was born on April 20, 1857[3]. Danish was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], journalist[7], autobiographer[8], literary critic[9], and director[10]. Fields of work include literature[15], a type of arts[28] and journalism[16], an industry[29].

Death and Burial

Herman Bang died on January 29, 1912[5]. He died in Ogden[4]. He is buried at Vestre Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Herman Bang ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks[32], a literary work[33], founded in 1890[34], written by Thomas Mann[35].

FAQs

Where was Herman Bang born?

Herman Bang was born in Sønderborg[2].

Where did Herman Bang die?

Herman Bang died in Ogden[4].

What did Herman Bang do for work?

Herman Bang worked as writer[6], journalist[7], autobiographer[8], literary critic[9], and director[10].

Who did Herman Bang influence?

Herman Bang has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 32
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fi', '
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0034886-Bang-Herman-Joachim-18571912
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  5. 21w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, journalist, autobiographer +2
    Field of work → literature, journalism
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  6. 22w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Native language → Danish
    Given name → Herman
    Occupation → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1801]]: Berliner Gedenktafel Fasanenstr 58 (Wilmd) Herman Bang.jpg"
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