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Jacob Vidnes

Norwegian politician
Person human Q6119408

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 5, 1875
Date of death
October 4, 1940
Place of birth
Vanylven
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Norway[9]
Occupation
politician, journalist, editing staff, trade unionist
Educated at
Volda lærarhøgskule[10]
Member of political party
Norwegian Labour Party[12]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (1912), Hvem er hvem? (1930)[16][17]
Family name
Vidnes[14]
Given name
Jacob[15]
Residence
Oslo[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacob Laurentius Vidnes en Jacob Vidnes sv Jacob Laurentius Knutson Vidnes
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
672147907522379210003
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jacob Vidnes.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/05h1xmy
Geni.com profile ID
6000000035897142197
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jacob_Vidnes
NUKAT ID
n2016242257
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Jacob_Vidnes
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01037045003460
Runeberg author ID
vidnejac
Virksomme ord ID
81

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Occupation 4
politician, journalist, editing staff, trade unionist
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Given name 1
Jacob
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Norwegian Labour Party
Place of birth 1
Vanylven
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jacob Vidnes was born on November 5, 1875[1], in Vanylven[2]. He died on October 4, 1940[3], in London[4]. He worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], editing staff[7], and trade unionist[8].

FAQs

Where was Jacob Vidnes born?

Jacob Vidnes's place of birth was Vanylven[2].

Where did Jacob Vidnes die?

Jacob Vidnes died in London[4].

What did Jacob Vidnes do for work?

Jacob Vidnes worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], editing staff[7], and trade unionist[8].

Where did Jacob Vidnes go to school?

Jacob Vidnes was educated at Volda lærarhøgskule[10].

Related Entities

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. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1912). wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Spouse: Arne Ording"
  2. 20d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1912), Hvem er hvem? (1930)
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ hvem er hvem 1930 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/32a5c2ae276|details]])"
  3. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'en', 'fi', 'nn', 'no', 'sv']
    Spouse → —
    Place of death → London
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ other names, source for place of birth, place of death, source for occupation, spouse, source for date of birth, source for date of death from"
  4. 11w ago · Jssfrk · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Runeberg author ID → vidnejac
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Runeberg author ID: vidnejac, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/259311753|Jacob Vidnes (#259311753)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/837|Runeberg author]] #"
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