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Peter Wessel Zapffe

Norwegian philosopher, mountaineer, and author (1899–1990)
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Peter Wessel Zapffe
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 18, 1899
Date of death
October 12, 1990
Place of birth
Tromsø Municipality
Place of death
Asker
Country of citizenship
Norway[12]
Occupation
writer, philosopher, poet lawyer, mountaineer, jurist
Educated at
Tromsø lærerhøgskole, University of Oslo[13][14]
Notable work
The Last Messiah, On the Tragic, Vett og uvett, Lyksalig pinsefest[15][16][17][18]
Father
Fritz Gottlieb Zapffe[10]
Spouse
Bergljot Espolin Johnson[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[24]
Family name
Zapffe, Wessel[21][22]
Given name
Peter[23]
Influenced by
Henrik Ibsen[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Wessel Zapffe ar بيتر زابفه de Zapffe fi Peter W. Zapffe fi Peter Zapffe fi P. W. Zapffe ja ピーター・ウェッセル・ザプフェ ko 페테르 베셀 삽페 ru Петер Вессель Сапфе ru Петер Вессель Цапффе ru Цапффе ru Цапффе, Петер Вессель zh 彼得·維塞爾·扎普菲
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
68995829
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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BIBSYS ID
90107869
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123068029
BookBrainz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Chtyvo author ID
Peter_Wessel_Zapffe
DBC author ID
87097947898609
DDB person (GND) ID
123168775
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036009377
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Discogs artist ID
4121113
Europeana entity
agent/base/145353
FAST ID
165040
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
1085810
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Peter_Wessel_Zapffe
IdRef ID
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InPhO ID
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KulturNav-ID
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Libris-URI
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Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Peter_Wessel_Zapffe
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05120804
NUKAT ID
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Nasjonalbiblioteket photographer ID
3837
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070156816
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Peter_Wessel_Zapffe
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
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Open Library ID
OL47425A
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
410820
Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
Peter-Wessel-Zapffe
Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
UBOV154813
SELIBR ID
201332
Sceneweb artist ID
29515
WikiTree person ID
Zapffe-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, philosopher, mountaineer, poet lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Educated at 1
University of Oslo
Given name 1
Peter
Influenced by 1
Henrik Ibsen
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Notable work 1
The Last Messiah
Place of birth 1
Tromsø Municipality
Place of death 1
Asker
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Last Messiah
← Significant person 1
biosophy
← Theorized by 1
antinatalism
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Summary

Peter Wessel Zapffe was born on December 18, 1899[1], in Tromsø Municipality[2]. He died on October 12, 1990[3], in Asker[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], poet lawyer[7], mountaineer[8], and jurist[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Last Messiah[25], a written work[26].

FAQs

Where was Peter Wessel Zapffe born?

Peter Wessel Zapffe was born in Tromsø Municipality[2].

Where did Peter Wessel Zapffe die?

Peter Wessel Zapffe passed away in Asker[4].

Who were Peter Wessel Zapffe's parents?

Peter Wessel Zapffe's father was Fritz Gottlieb Zapffe[10].

Who was Peter Wessel Zapffe married to?

Peter Wessel Zapffe's spouses include Bergljot Espolin Johnson[11].

What did Peter Wessel Zapffe do for work?

Peter Wessel Zapffe worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], poet lawyer[7], mountaineer[8], and jurist[9].

Where did Peter Wessel Zapffe go to school?

Peter Wessel Zapffe was educated at Tromsø lærerhøgskole[13] and University of Oslo[14].

Related Entities

Henrik Ibsen Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . urn.nb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Internet Philosophy Ontology project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA05120804
    DBC author ID → 87097947898609
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → writer, philosopher, poet lawyer +1
    Influenced by → Henrik Ibsen
    Spouse → Bergljot Espolin Johnson
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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