Johan Herman Wessel

Summary

Johan Herman Wessel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Vestby Municipality^[2]. He was born on October 6, 1742^[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen^[4]. He died on December 29, 1785^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], and translator^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Johan Herman Wessel was born in Vestby Municipality^[2].
• Johan Herman Wessel passed away in Copenhagen^[4].
• Johan Herman Wessel was born on October 6, 1742^[3].
• Johan Herman Wessel died on December 29, 1785^[5].
• Johan Herman Wessel held citizenship in Denmark–Norway^[11].
• Johan Herman Wessel's professions included poet^[6].
• Johan Herman Wessel worked as a playwright^[7].
• Johan Herman Wessel worked as a writer^[8].
• Johan Herman Wessel's professions included translator^[9].
• Johan Herman Wessel's education included a stint at University of Copenhagen^[12].
• Johan Herman Wessel is recorded as male^[13].
• Johan Herman Wessel's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Johan Herman Wessel's Commons category is recorded as Johan Herman Wessel^[15].
• Johan Herman Wessel's family name is recorded as Wessel^[16].
• Johan Herman Wessel's given name is recorded as Johan^[17].
• Johan Herman Wessel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Johan Herman Wessel^[18].
• Johan Herman Wessel's Commons gallery is recorded as Johan Herman Wessel^[19].
• Johan Herman Wessel's described at URL is recorded as http://adl.dk/adl_pub/forfatter/e_forfatter/e_forfatter.xsql?ff_id=15^[20].
• Johan Herman Wessel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Johan Herman Wessel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Johan Herman Wessel's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Johan Herman Wessel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish^[24].
• Johan Herman Wessel's different from is recorded as J.H. Wessel^[25].
• Johan Herman Wessel's sibling is recorded as Caspar Wessel^[26].
• Johan Herman Wessel's sibling is recorded as Ole Christopher Wessel^[27].

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Origins and Family

Johan Herman Wessel was born in Vestby Municipality^[2]. He was born on October 6, 1742^[3].

Education

Johan Herman Wessel's education included a stint at University of Copenhagen^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], and translator^[9].

Death and Burial

Johan Herman Wessel died on December 29, 1785^[5]. He died in Copenhagen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johan Herman Wessel include Wessels plass^[28], a square^[29], in Norway^[30] and Wessel Award^[31], an award^[32], in Norway^[33], founded in 2009^[34].

Why It Matters

Johan Herman Wessel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Wessels plass^[28], a square^[29], in Norway^[30] and Wessel Award^[31], an award^[32], in Norway^[33], founded in 2009^[34].

FAQs

Where was Johan Herman Wessel born?

Johan Herman Wessel was born in Vestby Municipality^[2].

Where did Johan Herman Wessel die?

Johan Herman Wessel died in Copenhagen^[4].

What did Johan Herman Wessel do for work?

Johan Herman Wessel worked as poet^[6], playwright^[7], writer^[8], and translator^[9].

Where did Johan Herman Wessel go to school?

Johan Herman Wessel was educated at University of Copenhagen^[12].