Ida Jessen

Danish writer
Person human Q151762
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Summary

Ida Jessen was born on September 25, 1964[1], in Gram[2]. She has worked as a translator[3], writer[4], and literary editor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark[7]
  • Field of work: prose[8], translation from English[9], translation into Danish[10]
  • Educated at: Aarhus University[11]
  • Award received: Søren Gyldendal Prize[12], De Gyldne Laurbær[13], Danish Critics Prize for Literature[14], Georg Brandes Award[15], Blicherprisen[16], The Blixen Award[17], DR Romanpris[18], Jytte Borberg Prisen[19], Danske-Bank-Literaturpreis[20], Edvard P. award[21]
  • Member of: Danish Academy[22]
  • Sex or gender: female[23]
  • Commons category: Ida Jessen[24]
  • Family name: Jessen[25]
  • Given name: Ida[26]
  • Described by source: The History of Nordic Women's Literature[27]
  • Nominated for: DR Romanpris[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Danish[29], English[30]
  • P14750: B07F-E9AF-12B5-95F7-1A12[31]

Why It Matters

Ida Jessen has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Ida Jessen born?

Ida Jessen's place of birth was Gram[2].

What did Ida Jessen do for work?

Ida Jessen worked as a translator[3], writer[4], and literary editor[5].

Where did Ida Jessen go to school?

Ida Jessen was educated at Aarhus University[11].

What awards did Ida Jessen receive?

Honors received include Søren Gyldendal Prize[12], De Gyldne Laurbær[13], Danish Critics Prize for Literature[14], and Georg Brandes Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . kritikerlavet.dk. Retrieved . kritikerlavet.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . kritikerlavet.dk. Retrieved . kritikerlavet.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . dr.dk. Retrieved . dr.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . danskeakademi.dk. Retrieved . danskeakademi.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . dr.dk. Retrieved . dr.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'hu', 'it', 'no', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk']
    Viaf cluster id → 61653764
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B07F-E9AF-12B5-95F7-1A12
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0381610-Jessen-Ida-1964
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → translator, writer, literary editor
    Sex or gender → female
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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