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Jens Evensen

Norwegian politician (1917–2004)
Person Human Q167345

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
November 5, 1917
Date of death
February 15, 2004
Place of birth
Christiania, Oslo Municipality[10]
Place of death
Asker
Country of citizenship
Norway[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, jurist, diplomat, ambassador
Employer
United Nations[15]
Position held
Minister of Trade and Shipping, Norwegian Minister of Maritime Law, Judge of the International Court of Justice[12][13][14]
Educated at
Harvard Law School, Harvard University, University of Oslo[16][17][18]
Member of political party
Norwegian Labour Party[24]
Award received
Peer Gynt Literary Award, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[19][20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[32]
Academic degree
Candidate of Law, Doctor of Philosophy[25][26]
Birth name
Jens Ingebret Evensen[33]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (1973)[31]
Family name
Evensen[28]
Given name
Jens, Ingebret[29][30]
Member of
Institut de Droit International[22]
Residence
Asker[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jens Evensen ar ينس إيفنسن ko 옌스 에벤센 ko 옌스 잉에브레트 에벤센
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000079082088
VIAF cluster ID
34073450
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98060855
GND ID
1160071489
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jens Evensen (cropped).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90279122
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135443451
Bundestag Group Minutes ID
EversenJens
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1160071489
Dodis ID
P51330
FAST ID
412340
Freebase ID
/m/02dwdj
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jens_Evensen
IMDb ID
nm10549201
IdRef ID
050760009
Libris-URI
xv8bd2ng5rxgqzg
Munzinger person ID
00000013897
NE.se ID
jens-evensen
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
383158982
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Jens_Evensen
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pc00000003273907
Parsifal cluster ID
752903
Persée author ID
150238
PolSys ID
176
Prabook ID
475543
Regjeringen.no politician ID
1686
SELIBR ID
232394
Storting person ID
JEEV
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmTvhdmwbWmDg4wKYjBfq
Yale LUX ID
person/bc70d36b-bd73-431b-ad72-dd0fc358b0db

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Harvard University, University of Oslo, Harvard Law School
Academic degree 2
Doctor of Philosophy, Candidate of Law
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Award received 1
Peer Gynt Literary Award
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Employer 1
United Nations
Given name 1
Jens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Member of 1
Institut de Droit International
Member of political party 1
Norwegian Labour Party
Place of birth 1
Christiania
Place of death 1
Asker
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jens Evensen was born on November 5, 1917[1], in Christiania[2]. He died on February 15, 2004[3], in Asker[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], jurist[7], diplomat[8], and ambassador[9].

FAQs

Where was Jens Evensen born?

Jens Evensen's place of birth was Christiania[2].

Where did Jens Evensen die?

Jens Evensen died in Asker[4].

What did Jens Evensen do for work?

Jens Evensen worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], jurist[7], diplomat[8], and ambassador[9].

Where did Jens Evensen go to school?

Jens Evensen was educated at Harvard Law School[16], Harvard University[17], and University of Oslo[18].

What awards did Jens Evensen receive?

Honors received include Peer Gynt Literary Award[19], Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎[20], and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎[21].

Related Entities

lawyer Norway United Nations

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem?. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . regjeringen.no. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . icj-cij.org. icj-cij.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem?. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem?. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for occupation, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store"
  2. 13w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Christiania, Oslo Municipality
    Residence → Asker
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1973)
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, jurist +1
    "hvem er hvem 1973 (details)"
  3. 18w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regjeringen.no politician ID → 1686
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, jurist +1
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