Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Summary

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is a human^[1]. Born in Reykjavík^[2], she… she was born on August 24, 1963^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], children's writer^[5], civil engineer^[6], and novelist^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir was born on August 24, 1963^[3].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir held citizenship in Iceland^[9].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir worked as a writer^[4].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's professions included children's writer^[5].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir worked as a civil engineer^[6].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir worked as a novelist^[7].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's field of work was creative and professional writing^[10].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's field of work was detective literature^[11].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's field of work was children's and young adult literature^[12].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's field of work was construction industry^[13].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's education included a stint at University of Iceland^[14].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's education included a stint at Concordia University^[15].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir received the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize^[16].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir received the Blóðdropinn^[17].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is recorded as female^[18].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's Commons category is recorded as Yrsa Sigurðardóttir^[20].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's given name is recorded as Q16430038^[21].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's given name is recorded as Q10723768^[22].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic^[23].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Vilborg Yrsa Sigurðardóttir'}^[24].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Yrsa Sigurðardóttir'}^[25].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's start of work period is recorded as 1998^[26].
• Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1963-08-24^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: f0e50c7c-785e-47c7-8f6c-849a6a12b8b2^[30]

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Origins and Family

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2]. She was born on August 24, 1963^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Iceland^[14], a public university^[31], in Iceland^[32], founded in 1911^[33], headquartered in Reykjavík^[34] and Concordia University^[15], a university in Quebec^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 1974^[37], headquartered in Montreal^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], children's writer^[5], civil engineer^[6], and novelist^[7]. Fields of work include creative and professional writing^[10], an academic discipline^[39]; detective literature^[11], a literary genre^[40]; children's and young adult literature^[12], a sub-set of literature^[41]; and construction industry^[13], an industry^[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Palle Rosenkrantz Prize^[16], a literary award^[43], in Denmark^[44], founded in 1986^[45] and Blóðdropinn^[17], a literary award^[46], in Iceland^[47].

Why It Matters

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (294 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Yrsa Sigurðardóttir born?

Born in Reykjavík^[2], Yrsa Sigurðardóttir…

What did Yrsa Sigurðardóttir do for work?

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir worked as writer^[4], children's writer^[5], civil engineer^[6], and novelist^[7].

Where did Yrsa Sigurðardóttir go to school?

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir was educated at University of Iceland^[14] and Concordia University^[15].

What awards did Yrsa Sigurðardóttir receive?

Honors received include Palle Rosenkrantz Prize^[16] and Blóðdropinn^[17].