Tarjei Vesaas

Summary

Tarjei Vesaas is a human^[1]. He was born in Vinje^[2]. He was born on August 20, 1897^[3]. He passed away in Rikshospitalet^[4]. He died on March 15, 1970^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], and short story writer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Tarjei Vesaas was born in Vinje^[2].
• Tarjei Vesaas passed away in Rikshospitalet^[4].
• Tarjei Vesaas was born on August 20, 1897^[3].
• Tarjei Vesaas died on March 15, 1970^[5].
• Tarjei Vesaas was married to Halldis Moren Vesaas^[11].
• A child of Tarjei Vesaas was Olav Vesaas^[12].
• A child of Tarjei Vesaas was Guri Vesaas^[13].
• Tarjei Vesaas held citizenship in Norway^[14].
• Tarjei Vesaas's professions included poet^[6].
• Tarjei Vesaas's professions included novelist^[7].
• Tarjei Vesaas worked as a writer^[8].
• Tarjei Vesaas worked as a short story writer^[9].
• Tarjei Vesaas received the Gyldendal's Endowment^[15].
• Tarjei Vesaas received the Dobloug Prize^[16].
• Tarjei Vesaas received the Nordic Council Literature Prize^[17].
• Tarjei Vesaas received the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[18].
• Tarjei Vesaas is recorded as male^[19].
• Tarjei Vesaas's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Tarjei Vesaas's Commons category is recorded as Tarjei Vesaas^[21].
• Tarjei Vesaas's family name is recorded as Vesaas^[22].
• Tarjei Vesaas's given name is recorded as Tarjei^[23].
• Tarjei Vesaas's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[24].
• Tarjei Vesaas's nominated for is recorded as Nobel Prize in Literature^[25].
• Tarjei Vesaas's nominated for is recorded as Nobel Prize in Literature^[26].
• Tarjei Vesaas's nominated for is recorded as Nobel Prize in Literature^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1897-08-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1970-03-15^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d018bf7e-53d2-47f2-b140-8bb8773576ca^[32]

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Origins and Family

Tarjei Vesaas was born in Vinje^[2]. He was born on August 20, 1897^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], and short story writer^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Gyldendal's Endowment^[15], a literary award^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1934^[35], headquartered in Oslo Municipality^[36]; Dobloug Prize^[16], a literary award^[37], in Sweden^[38]; Nordic Council Literature Prize^[17], a literary award^[39], founded in 1962^[40]; and Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[18], a literary award^[41], in Norway^[42], founded in 1948^[43].

Personal Life

Tarjei Vesaas was married to Halldis Moren Vesaas^[11]. Children include Olav Vesaas^[12], a journalist^[44], b. 1935^[45], of Norway^[46], awarded the Storegut award^[47] and Guri Vesaas^[13], a writer^[48], b. 1939^[49], of Norway^[50], awarded the Nynorsk User of the Year^[51].

Death and Burial

Tarjei Vesaas died on March 15, 1970^[5]. He passed away in Rikshospitalet^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tarjei Vesaas include he' debutantpris^[52], a literary award^[53], in Norway^[54], founded in 1964^[55].

Why It Matters

Tarjei Vesaas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56]

Works attributed to him include The Ice Palace^[57], a literary work^[58] and The Birds^[59], a literary work^[60]. Entities named for him include he' debutantpris^[52], a literary award^[53], in Norway^[54], founded in 1964^[55].

FAQs

Where was Tarjei Vesaas born?

Born in Vinje^[2], Tarjei Vesaas…

Where did Tarjei Vesaas die?

Tarjei Vesaas died in Rikshospitalet^[4].

Who was Tarjei Vesaas married to?

Tarjei Vesaas's spouses include Halldis Moren Vesaas^[11].

What did Tarjei Vesaas do for work?

Tarjei Vesaas worked as poet^[6], novelist^[7], writer^[8], and short story writer^[9].

What awards did Tarjei Vesaas receive?

Honors received include Gyldendal's Endowment^[15], Dobloug Prize^[16], Nordic Council Literature Prize^[17], and Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[18].