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Per Olov Jansson

Finnish photographer and author (1920–2019)
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Per Olov Jansson
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 22, 1920
Date of death
February 7, 2019
Place of birth
Helsinki
Place of death
Vantaa
Country of citizenship
Finland[9]
Ethnic group
Swedish-speaking population of Finland[11]
Occupation
photographer, sculptor
Father
Viktor Jansson[7]
Mother
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson[8]
Sibling
Lars Jansson, Tove Jansson[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[17]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[24]
Described by source
Writers in Finland 1945—1980[16]
Family name
Jansson[13]
Given name
Per, Olov[14][15]
Has works in the collection
Photography Collection[23]
Native language
Swedish[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[21]
Owner of
Aerofoto[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Per Olov Jansson ja ペル・ウーロフ・ヤンソン ko 페르 올로브 얀손 ru Пер-Улоф Янссон ru Янссон, Пер-Улоф sv Per Olof Hammarsten-Jansson zh 佩尔·奥洛夫·杨松 zh-hant 佩爾·奧洛夫·楊鬆
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000009204342
VIAF cluster ID
15375079
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2002058224
GND ID
1151968331
DACS ID (2022)
056327
DACS ID (former)
809a0afc-f9e8-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
Europeana entity
agent/base/24168
Freebase ID
/m/04lhcdb
Geni profile ID
6000000037189601821
KANTO ID
000084177
NDL Authority ID
001185001
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201507145
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Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
68127
Prabook ID
2183183
SNARC ID
Operation Harvest Festival
WikiTree person ID
Jansson-3770
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCGGTVbVm9tvQP4669Xd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
photographer, sculptor
Parent of 2
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, Viktor Jansson
Sibling 2
Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Siblings 2
Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Father 1
Viktor Jansson
Given name 1
Per
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Mother 1
Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
Native language 1
Swedish
Place of birth 1
Helsinki
Place of death 1
Vantaa
SNARC ID 1
Operation Harvest Festival
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Per Olov Jansson was born on April 22, 1920[1], in Helsinki[2]. He died on February 7, 2019[3], in Vantaa[4]. He worked as a photographer[5] and sculptor[6].

FAQs

Where was Per Olov Jansson born?

Per Olov Jansson's place of birth was Helsinki[2].

Where did Per Olov Jansson die?

Per Olov Jansson died in Vantaa[4].

Who were Per Olov Jansson's parents?

Per Olov Jansson's father was Viktor Jansson[7]. Per Olov Jansson's mother was Signe Hammarsten-Jansson[8].

What did Per Olov Jansson do for work?

Per Olov Jansson worked as a photographer[5] and sculptor[6].

Related Entities

Finland Helsinki Tove Jansson Vantaa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . mtvuutiset.fi. mtvuutiset.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. kukakuvasi.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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