John Olav Egeland

Norwegian journalist and editor
Person human Q6251187
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John Olav Egeland

Summary

John Olav Egeland is a human[1]. Born in Oslo[2], he… he was born on +1951-11-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a journalist[4] and editing staff[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Olav Egeland's place of birth was Oslo[2].
  • John Olav Egeland was born on +1951-11-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Olav Egeland's father was Erik Egeland[7].
  • John Olav Egeland held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • John Olav Egeland worked as a journalist[4].
  • John Olav Egeland worked as an editing staff[5].
  • John Olav Egeland was educated at University of Oslo[9].
  • John Olav Egeland received the Narvesen Prize[10].
  • John Olav Egeland received the Gold Pen[11].
  • John Olav Egeland's image is recorded as Tabloidsnekkerne - NMD 2013 (8722608117) (cropped).jpg[12].
  • John Olav Egeland is recorded as male[13].
  • John Olav Egeland's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Olav Egeland's ISNI is recorded as 0000000040563351[15].
  • John Olav Egeland's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26541923[16].
  • John Olav Egeland's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008070043[17].
  • John Olav Egeland's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2077935[18].
  • John Olav Egeland's Commons category is recorded as John Olav Egeland[19].
  • John Olav Egeland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047tfgw[20].
  • John Olav Egeland's family name is recorded as Egeland[21].
  • John Olav Egeland's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Olav Egeland's given name is recorded as Olav[23].
  • John Olav Egeland's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90253625[24].
  • John Olav Egeland's described by source is recorded as Records of persons of interest[25].
  • John Olav Egeland's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000221235[26].
  • John Olav Egeland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[27].

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Origins and Family

John Olav Egeland was born in Oslo[2]. He was born on +1951-11-02T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Erik Egeland[7].

Education

John Olav Egeland was educated at University of Oslo[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4] and editing staff[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Narvesen Prize[10], an award[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1954[30] and Gold Pen[11], an award[31], in Norway[32].

Why It Matters

John Olav Egeland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Olav Egeland born?

John Olav Egeland's place of birth was Oslo[2].

Who were John Olav Egeland's parents?

John Olav Egeland's father was Erik Egeland[7].

What did John Olav Egeland do for work?

John Olav Egeland worked as journalist[4] and editing staff[5].

Where did John Olav Egeland go to school?

John Olav Egeland was educated at University of Oslo[9].

What awards did John Olav Egeland receive?

Honors received include Narvesen Prize[10] and Gold Pen[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . snl.no. snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Records of persons of interest. snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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