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Ernst Sars

Norwegian historian and politician (1835-1917)
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 11, 1835
Date of death
January 27, 1917
Place of birth
Florø
Place of death
Christiania
Country of citizenship
Norway[13]
Occupation
historian, politician, professor, university teacher, author
Employer
University of Oslo[14]
Educated at
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School[15][16]
Member of political party
Liberal Party[19]
Award received
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎[17]
Father
Michael Sars[11]
Mother
Maren Sars[12]
Sibling
Georg Ossian Sars, Mally Lammers, Eva Nansen[25][26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian, Danish[23][24]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
Family name
Sars[20]
Given name
Ernst[21]
Place of burial
Vår Frelsers gravlund[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Johan Ernst Sars en Ernst Sars en Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars da Johan Ernst Sars da Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars de Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars de Johan Ernst Sars es Johan Ernst Sars fr Johan Ernst Sars it Johan Ernst Sars nl Johan Ernst Sars pl Johan Ernst Sars pt Johan Ernst Sars ru Сарс, Эрнст ru Эрнст Сарс sv J.E. Sars sv Johan Ernst Sars sv Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars sv Sars
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000081240639
VIAF cluster ID
45102506
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no92006643
GND ID
119013606
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ernst Sars OB.F03442B.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:13984
BIBSYS ID
90157257
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12345212j
CiNii Research ID
1140000791619944832
DDB person (GND) ID
119013606
De Agostini ID
Sars,+Johan+Ernst+Welhaven
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210313952563
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FAST ID
300918
Freebase ID
/m/080gmm4
Geni profile ID
6000000002783105834
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ernst_Sars
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3536941
Henrik Ibsen writings ID
REGINFO_peJES
IdRef ID
032418493
KulturNav-ID
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Lex ID
Johan_Ernst_Welhaven_Sars
Libris-URI
hftx29r13w64qzq
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Ernst_Sars
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09478286
NE.se ID
ernst-sars
NL CR AUT ID
jn20040416005
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
090655265
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Ernst_Sars
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01053257049934
Obálky knih ID
jn20040416005
Online Books Page author ID
Sars, J. E. (Johan Ernst), 1835-1917
Open Library ID
OL2316585A, OL2114406A
OpenMLOL author ID
153339
Prabook ID
2215913
Runeberg author ID
sarsjoha
SBN author ID
IEIV138908
SELIBR ID
304861
Treccani ID
johan-ernst-welhaven-sars
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
339967
Virksomme ord ID
601
WikiTree person ID
Sars-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfH43tydqYrDYc9XJGyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/0f853712-1111-4043-bc38-429f0867cbf6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, historian, professor
Educated at 2
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Danish, Norwegian
Parent of 2
Michael Sars, Maren Sars
Sibling 2
Georg Ossian Sars, Eva Nansen
Siblings 2
Georg Ossian Sars, Eva Nansen
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Employer 1
University of Oslo
Father 1
Michael Sars
Given name 1
Ernst
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Liberal Party
Mother 1
Maren Sars
Place of birth 1
Florø
Place of burial 1
Vår Frelsers gravlund
Place of death 1
Christiania
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ernst Sars was born on October 11, 1835[1], in Florø[2]. He died on January 27, 1917[3], in Christiania[4]. He worked as a historian[5], politician[6], professor[7], university teacher[8], and author[9].

FAQs

Where was Ernst Sars born?

Ernst Sars was born in Florø[2].

Where did Ernst Sars die?

Ernst Sars passed away in Christiania[4].

Who were Ernst Sars's parents?

Ernst Sars's father was Michael Sars[11]. Ernst Sars's mother was Maren Sars[12].

What did Ernst Sars do for work?

Ernst Sars worked as a historian[5], politician[6], professor[7], university teacher[8], and author[9].

Where did Ernst Sars go to school?

Ernst Sars was educated at University of Oslo[15] and Bergen Cathedral School[16].

What awards did Ernst Sars receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎[17].

Related Entities

Florø Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . begravdeioslo.no. Retrieved . begravdeioslo.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . nb.no. nb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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