Steinar Schjøtt

Norwegian educator, philologist, editor, translator, textbook author, and lexicographer
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Summary

Steinar Schjøtt was born on November 13, 1844[1], in Porsgrunn[2]. He died on January 11, 1920[3], in Oslo[4]. He worked as a lexicographer[5], linguist[6], philologist[7], translator[8], and historian[9]. He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1844[11]
  • Date of death: January 10, 1920[12]
  • Father: Ole Hersted Schjøtt[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[14]
  • Occupation: educator[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Family name: Schjøtt[17]
  • Given name: Steinar[18]
  • Described by source: Hvem er Hvem? (1912)[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[20], Nynorsk[21]
  • Sibling: Peter Olrog Schjøtt[22]

FAQs

Where was Steinar Schjøtt born?

Steinar Schjøtt's place of birth was Porsgrunn[2].

Where did Steinar Schjøtt die?

Steinar Schjøtt died in Oslo[4].

Who were Steinar Schjøtt's parents?

Steinar Schjøtt's father was Ole Hersted Schjøtt[13].

What did Steinar Schjøtt do for work?

Steinar Schjøtt worked as a lexicographer[5], linguist[6], philologist[7], translator[8], and historian[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1912). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . snl.no. snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . digitalarkivet.no. digitalarkivet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lexicographer, linguist, philologist +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ source for place of birth, source for place of death, occupation, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests"
  2. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'gl', 'gv', 'nn', 'no', 'sv']
    Place of death → Oslo
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56928|batch #56928]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  3. 9w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lokalhistoriewiki.no article id → Steinar_Schjøtt
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Lokalhistoriewiki.no article id: Johannes_Stenersen"
  4. 10w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1912)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ hvem er hvem 1912 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/e4cf2a9438d|details]])"
  5. 17w ago · Pmt · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lokalhistoriewiki.no article id → Steinar_Schjøtt
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Lokalhistoriewiki.no article id: Johannes_Stenersen, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/78743609|Johannes Stenersen (#78743609)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  6. 23w ago · Johshh · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Norwegian educator, philologist, editor, translator, textbook author, and lexico
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Norwegian, Nynorsk
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Norsk biografisk leksikon id: Steinar_Schjøtt"
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