Knut Ødegård

Norwegian writer
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Knut Ødegård

Summary

Knut Ødegård is a human[1]. Born in Molde Municipality[2], he… he was born on November 6, 1945[3]. He worked as a writer[4], poet[5], and government scholar[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Molde Municipality[2], Knut Ødegård…
  • Knut Ødegård was born on November 6, 1945[3].
  • Knut Ødegård held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Knut Ødegård worked as a writer[4].
  • Knut Ødegård's professions included poet[5].
  • Knut Ødegård's professions included government scholar[6].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Bastian Prize[9].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Dobloug Prize[10].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[11].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Møre and Romsdal Fine Arts Award[12].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[13].
  • Knut Ødegård received the Ján Smrek Prize[14].
  • Knut Ødegård is recorded as male[15].
  • Knut Ødegård's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Knut Ødegård's Commons category is recorded as Knut Ødegård[17].
  • Knut Ødegård's family name is recorded as Ødegård[18].
  • Knut Ødegård's given name is recorded as Knut[19].
  • Knut Ødegård's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: NO[22]

  • Began / founded: 1945-11-06[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ddec53a6-0f74-44e8-ab1a-ca42763d2c67[24]

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Origins and Family

Knut Ødegård's place of birth was Molde Municipality[2]. He was born on November 6, 1945[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], poet[5], and government scholar[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Bastian Prize[9], an award[25], founded in 1951[26]; Dobloug Prize[10], a literary award[27], in Sweden[28]; Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[11], an award[29]; Møre and Romsdal Fine Arts Award[12], an award[30], in Norway[31]; Sovereign Military Order of Malta[13], a subject of international law[32], in United States[33], headquartered in Magistral Palace[34]; and Ján Smrek Prize[14], a literary award[35], in Slovakia[36], founded in 2000[37].

Why It Matters

Knut Ødegård ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Knut Ødegård born?

Knut Ødegård was born in Molde Municipality[2].

What did Knut Ødegård do for work?

Knut Ødegård worked as writer[4], poet[5], and government scholar[6].

What awards did Knut Ødegård receive?

Honors received include Bastian Prize[9], Dobloug Prize[10], Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[11], and Møre and Romsdal Fine Arts Award[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . rbnett.no. Retrieved . rbnett.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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