Kaj Munk

Danish playwright (1898–1944)

Person human Q551699

Facts

27 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: January 13, 1898
Date of death: January 4, 1944, January 8, 1944^[10]
Place of birth: Maribo
Place of death: Silkeborg
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark^[13]
Occupation: playwright, screenwriter, poet, Lutheran pastor, parson, Protestant theologian^[14]
Educated at: University of Copenhagen^[15]
Religion or worldview: Lutheranism^[16]
Child: Arne Munk^[12]
Official website: www.kajmunk.dk^[23]
Cause of death: gunshot wound^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Danish, English^[27]^[28]
Birth name: Kaj Harald Leininger Petersen^[29]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), pi-vol-9-issue-5-1952^[25]^[26]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Munk^[20]
Given name: Kaj, Harald^[21]^[22]
Manner of death: homicide^[24]
Name in native language: Kaj Munk^[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark
P14750: 4BE9-8425-D1B6-A529-F81C
Place of burial: Vedersø^[11]

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Residence: Kaj Munks Præstegård^[19]
Scandinavian middle family name: Leininger
Writing language: Danish

🏷️ Also known as

en Kaj Harald Leininger Munk en Kaj Munk cs Harald Leininger cs Kaj Harald Leininger Munk da Kaj Harald Leininger Munk es Kai Munk es Kaj Harald Leininger Munk he קאי מונק it Kai Munk ja カイ・ムンク ko 카이 뭉크 ko 카이 하랄 레이닝에르 뭉크 pl Kaj Harald Leininger Munk ro Kaj Harald Leininger Munk ru Кай Мунк ru Мунк Кай ru Мунк, Кай sv Kärlek sv Munk zh 凱·蒙克

🔖 Identifiers · 106

ISNI: 0000000121341451
VIAF cluster ID: 56659045
Library of Congress authority ID: n81018431
GND ID: 118585762
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Kaj Munk.jpg ↗
Alvin ID: alvin-person:32488
BIBSYS ID: 90051754
Babelio author ID: 44958
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12211320p
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: munk-kaj-harald-leininger
CBDB.cz author ID: 51484
CONOR.SI ID: 107313507

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Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10734522
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791625509632
DBC author ID: 87097968731887
DBNL author ID: munk001
DDB person (GND) ID: 118585762
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID: Kaj_Munk
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID: MKajMunk
Danskefilm person ID: 8500
Danskfilmogtv person ID: 30242
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118585762
DigitaltMuseum ID: 0210315744037
Discogs artist ID: 1019213
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 143139
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Kaj-Munk
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: kaj-munk
Encyklopedia Teatru Polskiego person ID: 103244
Evene ID: kaj-munk-1659
ExecutedToday ID: 2017/01/04/1944
FAST ID: 68088
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118585762
Fandango person ID: 477786
Film.ru person ID: kaj-munk
Find a Grave memorial ID: 11934437
Freebase ID: /m/04bjv
GTAA ID: 134988
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000000065326306
Goodreads author ID: 2856196
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: kaj-munk
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0044849
Gravsted.dk ID: kajmunk
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Kaj_Munk
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2237801
Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID: Kaj_Munk
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 42437
IMDb ID: nm0612924
IdRef ID: 030762502
IxTheo authority ID: 079379613
JRC Names ID: 741611
Kalliope.org author ID: munk
Kallías ID: PE00532049
Kinobox person ID: 890225
KulturNav-ID: 3f9733ff-dcc4-4eb8-bee2-01d380774251
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 25544
Lex ID: Kaj_Munk
LibraryThing author ID: munkkaj
Libris-URI: c9prsjtw0q76w7v
MYmovies person ID: 114139
Munzinger person ID: 00000011132
MuseScore artist ID: 207504
MusicBrainz artist ID: c612946a-8eae-4253-a9eb-10cee8578b25
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06179846
NDL Authority ID: 00621184
NE.se ID: kaj-munk
NL CR AUT ID: ola2003169726
NLA Trove people ID: 1021361
NUKAT ID: n2013233738
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000352117
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007272307005171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC2020S3394
National Library of Latvia ID: 000012981
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:75l;=BO
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810544498705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1374266
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069445958
Norwegian Nationaltheatret actor ID: 162e8fa8-28fd-4111-b6c9-3c934388cb43
Obálky knih ID: ola2003169726
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3944395
Open Library ID: OL125611A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100216675
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 1231289
RERO ID (legacy): A003618628
Regensburg Classification: GX 3010
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 186259
Runeberg author ID: munkkaj
SBN author ID: UFIV087906
SELIBR ID: 206967
SNAC ARK ID: w6cn9svx
SPAP ID: a/6facc555-0628-4bf9-b347-2d368a10f7a4
Sceneweb artist ID: 28810
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID: 69644
Swedish National Library Arken ID: munk-kaj
Swedish Royal Theater Archive: Person/764
TMDB person ID: 142923
TheaterEncyclopedie ID: 01944072-b0be-7152-8412-6c4da79f3317
Theatricalia person ID: wr9
Treccani ID: kaj-harald-leininger-munk
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: kaj-munk
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 310792
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: kaj-munk
WikiTree person ID: Petersen-664
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJk93qGRPyj3tK7tpqW7HC
Yale LUX ID: person/18198752-b6be-435a-943c-fc1b1a409750
Yle topic ID: 18-266074
ČSFD person ID: 107056

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Occupation 4

poet, playwright, screenwriter, theologian

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, Danish

Cause of death 1

gunshot wound

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Denmark

Educated at 1

University of Copenhagen

Films written 1

Ordet

Given name 1

Harald

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

homicide

Place of birth 1

Maribo

Place of death 1

Silkeborg

Religion or worldview 1

Lutheranism

Sex or gender 1

male

Writing language 1

Danish

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Summary

Kaj Munk was born on January 13, 1898^[1], in Maribo^[2]. He died on January 4, 1944^[3], in Silkeborg^[4]. He worked as a playwright^[5], screenwriter^[6], poet^[7], Lutheran pastor^[8], and parson^[9].

FAQs

Where was Kaj Munk born?

Kaj Munk was born in Maribo^[2].

Where did Kaj Munk die?

Kaj Munk passed away in Silkeborg^[4].

What did Kaj Munk do for work?

Kaj Munk worked as a playwright^[5], screenwriter^[6], poet^[7], Lutheran pastor^[8], and parson^[9].

Where did Kaj Munk go to school?

Kaj Munk was educated at University of Copenhagen^[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Kaj Munk — place of birth (P19): Maribo. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Kaj Munk — place of death (P20): Silkeborg. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Kaj Munk — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Kaj Munk — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Denmark. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Kaj Munk — child (P40): Arne Munk. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Kaj Munk — educated at (P69): University of Copenhagen. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): playwright. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): screenwriter. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): poet. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): Lutheran pastor. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): parson. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Kaj Munk — occupation (P106): Protestant theologian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Kaj Munk — place of burial (P119): Vedersø. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Kaj Munk — religion or worldview (P140): Lutheranism. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Kaj Munk — cause of death (P509): gunshot wound. Q138611070. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Kaj Munk — residence (P551): Kaj Munks Præstegård. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Kaj Munk — date of birth (P569): January 13, 1898. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Kaj Munk — date of death (P570): January 4, 1944. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-03. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Kaj Munk — date of death (P570): January 8, 1944. Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2020-04-02. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Kaj Munk — family name (P734): Munk. Retrieved 2023-07-29. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Kaj Munk — given name (P735): Kaj. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Kaj Munk — given name (P735): Harald. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Kaj Munk — official website (P856): http://www.kajmunk.dk. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Kaj Munk — manner of death (P1196): homicide. Q138611070. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Kaj Munk — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Kaj Munk — described by source (P1343): pi-vol-9-issue-5-1952. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Kaj Munk — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Danish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Kaj Munk — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Kaj Munk — birth name (P1477): Kaj Harald Leininger Petersen. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Kaj Munk — name in native language (P1559): Kaj Munk. wikidata.org.

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