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Poul Vad

Danish writer and art historian
Person human Q8530167

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
April 27, 1927
Date of death
August 18, 2003
Place of birth
Silkeborg
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[9]
Occupation
biographer, poet, art historian, writer
Educated at
University of Copenhagen[10]
Award received
N. L. Høyen medal, Grand Prize of the Danish Academy, Henrik Pontoppidans Mindefonds Legat, Amalienborg Award, Leo Estvads Legat, Otto Benzons Forfatterlegat, Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Minnelegat, Statens Kunstfonds hædersydelse[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[22]
Family name
Vad[20]
Given name
Poul[21]
Place of burial
Assistens Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Poul Vad
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000109122037
VIAF cluster ID
68992067
Library of Congress authority ID
n78096131
GND ID
120064596
BIBSYS ID
90084989
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122864480
CBDB.cz author ID
68770
CONOR.SI ID
27212387
DDB person (GND) ID
120064596
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Poul_Vad
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
VPoulVad
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120064596
Show all 26 identifiers +14
FAST ID
29251
Freebase ID
/m/0xmrhz1
Gravsted.dk ID
poulvad
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Poul_Vad
IdRef ID
031698379
Kallías ID
PE00108517
Lex ID
Poul_Vad
Libris-URI
tr58dqdc139blj2
NE.se ID
poul-vad
NUKAT ID
n2008054296
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074275933
SELIBR ID
306941
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCMH4rRRWGJBrPFWwV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/fc6ee7e1-ea95-40c2-87fc-1dbf0e4b7076

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Summary

Poul Vad was born on April 27, 1927[1], in Silkeborg[2]. He died on August 18, 2003[3]. He worked as a biographer[4], poet[5], art historian[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was Poul Vad born?

Poul Vad was born in Silkeborg[2].

What did Poul Vad do for work?

Poul Vad worked as a biographer[4], poet[5], art historian[6], and writer[7].

Where did Poul Vad go to school?

Poul Vad was educated at University of Copenhagen[10].

What awards did Poul Vad receive?

Honors received include N. L. Høyen medal[11], Grand Prize of the Danish Academy[12], Henrik Pontoppidans Mindefonds Legat[13], and Amalienborg Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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