Johan Theorin

Swedish writer
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Johan Theorin

Summary

Johan Theorin is a human[1]. He was born in Gothenburg[2]. He was born on September 3, 1963[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], translator[6], and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Johan Theorin's place of birth was Gothenburg[2].
  • Johan Theorin was born on September 3, 1963[3].
  • Johan Theorin was born on 1963[9].
  • Johan Theorin held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Johan Theorin worked as a journalist[4].
  • Johan Theorin worked as a writer[5].
  • Johan Theorin's professions included translator[6].
  • Johan Theorin worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Johan Theorin's field of work was literary activity[11].
  • Johan Theorin's field of work was detective literature[12].
  • Johan Theorin's field of work was journalism[13].
  • Johan Theorin received the Catahya Award[14].
  • Johan Theorin received the CWA New Blood Dagger[15].
  • Johan Theorin received the CWA International Dagger[16].
  • Johan Theorin received the Glass Key award[17].
  • Johan Theorin received the Author of the Year[18].
  • Johan Theorin received the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award[19].
  • Johan Theorin is recorded as male[20].
  • Johan Theorin's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Johan Theorin's genre is crime literature[22].
  • Johan Theorin's Commons category is recorded as Johan Theorin[23].
  • Johan Theorin's residence is recorded as Gothenburg[24].
  • Johan Theorin's family name is recorded as Theorin[25].
  • Johan Theorin's given name is recorded as Johan[26].
  • Johan Theorin's official website is recorded as http://www.johantheorin.com[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: SE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1963[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5a52e9ca-1444-40d3-825c-336fad6c5c96[31]

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Origins and Family

Johan Theorin's place of birth was Gothenburg[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 3, 1963[3] and 1963[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], writer[5], translator[6], and screenwriter[7]. Fields of work include literary activity[11]; detective literature[12], a literary genre[32]; and journalism[13], an industry[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Catahya Award[14], a literary award[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 2007[36]; CWA New Blood Dagger[15], a literary award[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1973[39]; CWA International Dagger[16], a literary award[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 2006[42]; Glass Key award[17], a literary award[43], in Sweden[44], founded in 1992[45], headquartered in Gothenburg[46]; Author of the Year[18], a literary award[47], in Sweden[48]; and Best Swedish Crime Novel Award[19], a literary award[49], in Sweden[50], founded in 1982[51].

Why It Matters

Johan Theorin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Johan Theorin born?

Johan Theorin was born in Gothenburg[2].

What did Johan Theorin do for work?

Johan Theorin worked as journalist[4], writer[5], translator[6], and screenwriter[7].

What awards did Johan Theorin receive?

Honors received include Catahya Award[14], CWA New Blood Dagger[15], CWA International Dagger[16], and Glass Key award[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . thedaggers.co.uk. thedaggers.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . camaradellibro.cl. Retrieved . camaradellibro.cl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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