Horace Engdahl

Swedish literary historian, Permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy
Person human Q912866
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Horace Engdahl

Summary

Horace Engdahl is a human[1]. He was born in Karlskrona[2]. He was born on December 30, 1948[3]. He worked as a literary historian[4], translator[5], university teacher[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Horace Engdahl's place of birth was Karlskrona[2].
  • Horace Engdahl was born on December 30, 1948[3].
  • Horace Engdahl held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Horace Engdahl's professions included literary historian[4].
  • Horace Engdahl's professions included translator[5].
  • Horace Engdahl worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Horace Engdahl worked as a literary critic[7].
  • Horace Engdahl worked as a writer[8].
  • Horace Engdahl held the position of seat 17 of the Swedish Academy[11].
  • Horace Engdahl was employed by Aarhus University[12].
  • Horace Engdahl's education included a stint at Stockholm University[13].
  • Horace Engdahl's education included a stint at Norra Real[14].
  • Horace Engdahl received the Tegnérpriset[15].
  • Horace Engdahl was a member of Swedish Academy[16].
  • Horace Engdahl was a member of Academia Europaea[17].
  • Horace Engdahl is recorded as male[18].
  • Horace Engdahl's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Horace Engdahl's Commons category is recorded as Horace Engdahl[20].
  • Horace Engdahl's family name is recorded as Engdahl[21].
  • Horace Engdahl's given name is recorded as Horace[22].
  • Horace Engdahl's significant event is recorded as Q100700857[23].
  • Horace Engdahl's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Horace Engdahl's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swedish[25].
  • Horace Engdahl's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Swedish Academy[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Began / founded: 1948-12-30[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 64237bcd-7bb4-4ab9-a5d6-6bedce5855ae[29]

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Origins and Family

Horace Engdahl was born in Karlskrona[2]. He was born on December 30, 1948[3].

Education

Educated at Stockholm University[13], a public university[30], in Sweden[31], founded in 1878[32], headquartered in Stockholm[33] and Norra Real[14], a gymnasieskola[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 1876[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include literary historian[4], translator[5], university teacher[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8]. Among Horace Engdahl's employers was Aarhus University[12]. He held the position of seat 17 of the Swedish Academy[11].

Recognition

Horace Engdahl received the Tegnérpriset[15].

Why It Matters

Horace Engdahl ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Horace Engdahl born?

Horace Engdahl was born in Karlskrona[2].

What did Horace Engdahl do for work?

Horace Engdahl worked as literary historian[4], translator[5], university teacher[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8].

Where did Horace Engdahl go to school?

Horace Engdahl was educated at Stockholm University[13] and Norra Real[14].

What awards did Horace Engdahl receive?

Honors received include Tegnérpriset[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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