Maria Parr

Norwegian children author
Person human Q462755
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Maria Parr

Summary

Maria Parr is a human[1]. She was born in Vanylven[2]. She was born on January 18, 1981[3]. She worked as a children's writer[4], lector[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Maria Parr's place of birth was Vanylven[2].
  • Maria Parr was born on January 18, 1981[3].
  • Maria Parr held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Norwegian was Maria Parr's native language[9].
  • Maria Parr worked as a children's writer[4].
  • Maria Parr's professions included lector[5].
  • Maria Parr worked as a writer[6].
  • Maria Parr's education included a stint at University of Bergen[10].
  • Maria Parr received the Nynorsk User of the Year[11].
  • Maria Parr received the Q4571467[12].
  • Maria Parr received the Sigmund Skard Fellowship[13].
  • Maria Parr received the Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[14].
  • Maria Parr received the Ole Vig-prisen[15].
  • Maria Parr received the Brageprisen for Children's literature[16].
  • Maria Parr is recorded as female[17].
  • Maria Parr's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Maria Parr's Commons category is recorded as Maria Parr[19].
  • Maria Parr's family name is recorded as Parr[20].
  • Maria Parr's given name is recorded as Maria[21].
  • Maria Parr's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[22].
  • Maria Parr's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit[23].
  • Maria Parr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nynorsk[24].
  • Maria Parr's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[25].
  • Maria Parr's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'Maria Parr'}[26].
  • Maria Parr's start of work period is recorded as 2005[27].

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Origins and Family

Maria Parr was born in Vanylven[2]. She was born on January 18, 1981[3]. Norwegian was her native language[9].

Education

Maria Parr was educated at University of Bergen[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include children's writer[4], lector[5], and writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Nynorsk User of the Year[11], an award[28], in Norway[29]; Q4571467[12], an award[30]; Sigmund Skard Fellowship[13], a literary award[31], in Norway[32]; Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[14], an award[33]; Ole Vig-prisen[15], an award[34], founded in 1979[35]; and Brageprisen for Children's literature[16].

Why It Matters

Maria Parr ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Maria Parr born?

Born in Vanylven[2], Maria Parr…

What did Maria Parr do for work?

Maria Parr worked as children's writer[4], lector[5], and writer[6].

Where did Maria Parr go to school?

Maria Parr was educated at University of Bergen[10].

What awards did Maria Parr receive?

Honors received include Nynorsk User of the Year[11], Q4571467[12], Sigmund Skard Fellowship[13], and Sokneprest Alfred Andersson-Ryssts fond[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ProDetLit. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Nynorsk, Norwegian
    Occupation children's writer, lector, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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