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Gerhard Gran

Norwegian historian and writer (1856-1925)
Person human Q4231872

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
December 9, 1856
Date of death
February 7, 1925, April 7, 1925[9]
Place of birth
Bergen
Place of death
Oslo
Country of citizenship
Norway[13]
Occupation
literary historian, professor, journalist, biographer
Employer
University of Oslo[15]
Field of work
history of literature[14]
Educated at
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School[16][17]
Award received
Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research, historical-philosophical class[18]
Father
Christen Knagenhjelm Gran[11]
Mother
Wikidata item[12]
Sibling
Wenche Bøgh[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian, German[26][27]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (1912)[25]
Family name
Grahn, Gran[22][23]
Given name
Gerhard[24]
Member of
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norwegian Association for Women's Rights[19][20]
P14536
385549[29]
Place of burial
Lagård cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerhard Gran en Gerhard von der Lippe Gran ar جيرهارد غران da Gerhard von der Lippe Gran de Gerhard von der Lippe Gran es Gerhard von der Lippe Gran fi Gerhard von der Lippe Gran fr Gerhard von der Lippe Gran it Gerhard von der Lippe Gran nl Gerhard von der Lippe Gran pl Gerhard von der Lippe Gran pt Gerhard von der Lippe Gran ro Gerhard von der Lippe Gran sv Gerhard von der Lippe Gran
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000108913785
VIAF cluster ID
41904949
Library of Congress authority ID
n81008262
GND ID
101962703
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
GerhardGran.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:66654
BIBSYS ID
90133237
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12297633z
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00247078
CONOR.SI ID
85068643
DDB person (GND) ID
101962703
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u10290
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101962703
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210314638592
FAST ID
66875
Freebase ID
/m/05p1z_9
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013666327537
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Gerhard_Gran
IdRef ID
031835317
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
101962703
KulturNav-ID
33856e10-7402-47bb-a894-e7a807fda0c0
NUKAT ID
n2003091898
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271758305171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070212686
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Gerhard_Gran
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01053295014205
Open Library ID
OL2152577A, OL672206A
Runeberg author ID
grangerh
SBN author ID
RMSV978203
Sceneweb artist ID
58250
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
GranG
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
gerhard-gran
Virksomme ord ID
4604
WikiTree person ID
Gran-235
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd88MtJqHgX94WVfpT8md
Yale LUX ID
person/c1c70caa-a56d-449f-8e3f-6b0bbf10968c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
journalist, professor, biographer, literary historian
Educated at 2
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Norwegian
Member of 2
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
Award received 1
Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research, historical-philosophical class
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Edited works 1
Samtiden
Employer 1
University of Oslo
Field of work 1
history of literature
Founded entities 1
Samtiden
Given name 1
Gerhard
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Bergen
Place of death 1
Oslo
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gerhard Gran was born on December 9, 1856[1], in Bergen[2]. He died on February 7, 1925[3], in Oslo[4]. He worked as a literary historian[5], professor[6], journalist[7], and biographer[8].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Gran born?

Gerhard Gran was born in Bergen[2].

Where did Gerhard Gran die?

Gerhard Gran passed away in Oslo[4].

Who were Gerhard Gran's parents?

Gerhard Gran's father was Christen Knagenhjelm Gran[11]. Gerhard Gran's mother was Q140522514[12].

What did Gerhard Gran do for work?

Gerhard Gran worked as a literary historian[5], professor[6], journalist[7], and biographer[8].

Where did Gerhard Gran go to school?

Gerhard Gran was educated at University of Oslo[16] and Bergen Cathedral School[17].

What awards did Gerhard Gran receive?

Honors received include Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research, historical-philosophical class[18].

Related Entities

Bergen history of literature Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'ha', 'no', 'sv']
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  2. 9w ago · Pmt · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Lagård cemetery
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  3. 12w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Wenche Bøgh
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1912)
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  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 385549
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  5. 22w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Christen Knagenhjelm Gran
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Father: Christen Knagenhjelm Gran"
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