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George Stephens

English archeologist, philologist, and runologist (1813–1895)
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George Stephens
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
December 13, 1813
Date of death
August 9, 1895
Place of birth
Liverpool
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Sweden, Kingdom of Denmark, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11][12][13][14]
Occupation
anthropologist, linguist, philologist, runologist, archaeologist, children's writer, antiquarian, collector of fairy tales, historian, ethnologist[15][16][17][18][19]
Employer
University of Copenhagen[24]
Field of work
runic inscription, Runic script, runology, Old Norse[20][21][22][23]
Educated at
University College London[25]
Child
Joseph Stephens[10]
Sibling
Rayner Stephens[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Described by source
Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30][31][32]
Family name
Stephens[28]
Given name
George[29]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities[26]
Writing language
English[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Stephens en George Stephen cs G. S. cs G. Stephens he ג'ורג' סטפנס ja ジョーチュ・ステフェンス ja ジョージ・スティーヴンス
🔖 Identifiers · 63
ISNI
0000000083429515
VIAF cluster ID
37050512
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82208008
GND ID
117273112
Alvin ID
alvin-person:1378, alvin-person:50718
American Academy in Rome ID
10195957
Archaeology Data Service person ID
46183
BIBSYS ID
90582694
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13016013k
Biblissima authority ID
Batumi
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01478833
CONOR.SI ID
238001251
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Cambridge Alumni Database ID
STFS884G
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10100147
CiNii Research ID
1140282266546551168
Curran Index contributor ID
1033
DDB person (GND) ID
117273112
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
George_Stephens
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
SGeorgeStephens
Databazeknih.cz author ID
88380
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117273112
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID
20150
Freebase ID
/m/03by75q
Gravsted.dk ID
georgestephens
IdRef ID
050144049
IxTheo authority ID
133808637
J9U entity ID
987007272666505171
KBR person ID
14025299
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117273112
Libris-URI
c9prtp3w34cbgdx
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10894197
NE.se ID
george-stephens
NL CR AUT ID
zmp20231176269
NUKAT ID
n2016082185
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001271256
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000449366
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811768348705606
National Library of Portugal ID
94334
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074695428
Open Library ID
OL361403A
OpenMLOL author ID
142403
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
26383
Prabook ID
2305557
Propylaeum-VITAE ID
38350
RERO ID (legacy)
A003863198
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters member ID
805
Runeberg author ID
stephgeo
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
14353
SELIBR ID
237807
SNAC ARK ID
w6m90dxk
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
72196
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
StephensG
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Stephens,-George, Stiernhielm,-Georg
Swedish Portrait Archive ID
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Topic's main category
Category:George Stephens (philologist)
UK National Archives ID
F59484
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
3679
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10195957
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/200819
Wellcome Collection concept ID
efmhyv8c
WikiTree person ID
Stephens-6359
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh3mFccCRGvR7TKKqfbd
Yale LUX ID
person/46a3b2b2-59eb-4e35-9026-89348334ad4f

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
historian, archaeologist, linguist, anthropologist, antiquarian, philologist, children's writer, ethnologist
Country of citizenship 4
United Kingdom, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Denmark
Field of work 3
Runic script, Old Norse, runology
Described by source 2
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon
Educated at 1
University College London
Employer 1
University of Copenhagen
Family name 1
Stephens
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
Place of birth 1
Liverpool
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

George Stephens was born on December 13, 1813[1], in Liverpool[2]. He died on August 9, 1895[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], philologist[7], runologist[8], and archaeologist[9].

FAQs

Where was George Stephens born?

George Stephens was born in Liverpool[2].

Where did George Stephens die?

George Stephens died in Copenhagen[4].

What did George Stephens do for work?

George Stephens worked as an anthropologist[5], linguist[6], philologist[7], runologist[8], and archaeologist[9].

Where did George Stephens go to school?

George Stephens was educated at University College London[25].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark Liverpool Sweden United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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