Vegard Sletten

Norwegian newspaper editor (1907-1984)
Person human Q3425812
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Vegard Sletten was born on May 8, 1907[1], in Oslo[2]. He died on December 17, 1984[3], in Oslo Municipality[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], editing staff[6], writer[7], trade unionist[8], and biographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Oslo Municipality[11]
  • Father: Klaus Sletten[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Norway[13]
  • Occupation: teacher[14]
  • Educated at: University of Oslo[15], School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[16]
  • Award received: Order of the Lion of Finland[17], Order of St. Olav[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family name: Sletten[20]
  • Given name: Vegard[21]
  • Described by source: Hvem er Hvem?[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[23], Nynorsk[24]
  • Place of detention: Berg concentration camp[25], Q140459436[26], Q140459443[27], Grini detention camp[28]

FAQs

Where was Vegard Sletten born?

Vegard Sletten's place of birth was Oslo[2].

Where did Vegard Sletten die?

Vegard Sletten passed away in Oslo Municipality[4].

Who were Vegard Sletten's parents?

Vegard Sletten's father was Klaus Sletten[12].

What did Vegard Sletten do for work?

Vegard Sletten worked as a journalist[5], editing staff[6], writer[7], trade unionist[8], and biographer[9].

Where did Vegard Sletten go to school?

Vegard Sletten was educated at University of Oslo[15] and School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences[16].

What awards did Vegard Sletten receive?

Honors received include Order of the Lion of Finland[17] and Order of St. Olav[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 1910 census of Norway. Retrieved . digitalarkivet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem?. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . 1910 census of Norway. Retrieved . digitalarkivet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Fanger.no. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Fanger.no. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Fanger.no. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Vegard Sletten. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vegard-sletten
MLA “Vegard Sletten.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 18 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/vegard-sletten.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vegard-sletten_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vegard Sletten}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vegard-sletten}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Vegard Sletten — https://4ort.xyz/entity/vegard-sletten (retrieved 2026-10-18)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vegard-sletten · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem?
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'en', 'nn', 'no']
    Sitelink count → 4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||6 */ source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for occupation, source for father, source for date of birth, source for date "
  2. 14w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of detention → Berg concentration camp, Q140459436, Q140459443 +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ Place of detention, add detentions from fanger.no ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/beccb7e78e9|details]])"
  3. 23w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Vegard
    Wikidata description → Norwegian newspaper editor (1907-1984)
    Prabook id → 1766702
    Library of congress authority id → n80083702
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Country of citizenship: Norway, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257564|batch #257564]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.