Jostein Gaarder

Summary

Jostein Gaarder is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Oslo^[2]. He was born on August 8, 1952^[3]. He worked as a teacher^[4], novelist^[5], philosopher^[6], children's writer^[7], and screenwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo^[2].
• Jostein Gaarder was born on August 8, 1952^[3].
• Jostein Gaarder's mother was Inger Margrethe Gaarder^[10].
• Jostein Gaarder held citizenship in Norway^[11].
• Norwegian was Jostein Gaarder's native language^[12].
• Jostein Gaarder worked as a teacher^[4].
• Jostein Gaarder's professions included novelist^[5].
• Jostein Gaarder worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Jostein Gaarder's professions included children's writer^[7].
• Jostein Gaarder's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• Jostein Gaarder worked as a poet^[13].
• Jostein Gaarder's education included a stint at University of Oslo^[14].
• Jostein Gaarder was educated at Oslo Cathedral School^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Jostein Gaarder is The Solitaire Mystery^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Jostein Gaarder is Sophie's World^[17].
• Jostein Gaarder received the Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎^[18].
• Jostein Gaarder received the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[19].
• Jostein Gaarder received the Peer Gynt Literary Award^[20].
• Jostein Gaarder received the Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award^[21].
• Jostein Gaarder received the Brage Prize honorary award^[22].
• Jostein Gaarder received the International Literary Award Janusz Korczak^[23].
• Jostein Gaarder's religion is recorded as Christianity^[24].
• Jostein Gaarder is recorded as male^[25].
• Jostein Gaarder's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Jostein Gaarder's Commons category is recorded as Jostein Gaarder^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-08-08^[30]

• Community tags: has german audio plays, has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9da2ec67-c744-473a-80b4-773e4f55933b^[32]

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Origins and Family

Jostein Gaarder's place of birth was Oslo^[2]. He was born on August 8, 1952^[3]. His mother was Inger Margrethe Gaarder^[10]. Norwegian was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Oslo^[14], a public university^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1811^[35], headquartered in Blindern^[36] and Oslo Cathedral School^[15], an upper secondary school in Norway^[37], in Norway^[38], founded in 1153^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include teacher^[4], novelist^[5], philosopher^[6], children's writer^[7], screenwriter^[8], and poet^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Solitaire Mystery^[16], a written work^[40] and Sophie's World^[17], a literary work^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎^[18], a grade of an order^[42], in Norway^[43]; Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[19], a literary award^[44], in Norway^[45], founded in 1948^[46]; Peer Gynt Literary Award^[20], a performance-related pay^[47], in Norway^[48], founded in 1971^[49]; Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award^[21], a literary award^[50], in Norway^[51], founded in 1982^[52]; Brage Prize honorary award^[22], an honorary award^[53], founded in 1992^[54]; and International Literary Award Janusz Korczak^[23], a children's literature award^[55], in Poland^[56].

Personal Life

Jostein Gaarder's religion is recorded as Christianity^[24].

Why It Matters

Jostein Gaarder ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (454 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to him include Sophie's World^[59], a literary work^[60]; The Solitaire Mystery^[61], a written work^[62]; The Orange Girl^[63], a literary work^[64]; Through a Glass, Darkly^[65], a literary work^[66]; Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine^[67], a literary work^[68]; and The Ringmaster's Daughter^[69], a literary work^[70].

FAQs

Where was Jostein Gaarder born?

Born in Oslo^[2], Jostein Gaarder…

Who were Jostein Gaarder's parents?

Jostein Gaarder's mother was Inger Margrethe Gaarder^[10].

What did Jostein Gaarder do for work?

Jostein Gaarder worked as teacher^[4], novelist^[5], philosopher^[6], children's writer^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did Jostein Gaarder go to school?

Jostein Gaarder was educated at University of Oslo^[14] and Oslo Cathedral School^[15].

What awards did Jostein Gaarder receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎^[18], Norwegian Booksellers' Prize^[19], Peer Gynt Literary Award^[20], and Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award^[21].