Klas Östergren

Swedish writer
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Klas Östergren

Summary

Klas Östergren is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stockholm[2]. He was born on February 20, 1955[3]. He worked as a translator[4], screenwriter[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Klas Östergren's place of birth was Stockholm[2].
  • Klas Östergren was born on February 20, 1955[3].
  • Klas Östergren was born on January 1, 1955[8].
  • Klas Östergren held citizenship in Sweden[9].
  • Klas Östergren worked as a translator[4].
  • Klas Östergren's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • Klas Östergren's professions included writer[6].
  • Klas Östergren's field of work was prose[10].
  • Klas Östergren's field of work was scenography[11].
  • Klas Östergren's field of work was translating activity[12].
  • Klas Östergren was educated at Kungsholmens gymnasium[13].
  • Klas Östergren was educated at Södra Latin[14].
  • Klas Östergren received the Dobloug Prize[15].
  • Klas Östergren received the Eyvind Johnson Award[16].
  • Klas Östergren received the Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize[17].
  • Klas Östergren received the Piraten award[18].
  • Klas Östergren received the Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award[19].
  • Klas Östergren received the Selma Lagerlöf Prize[20].
  • Klas Östergren is recorded as male[21].
  • Klas Östergren's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Klas Östergren's Commons category is recorded as Klas Östergren[23].
  • Klas Östergren's family name is recorded as Östergren[24].
  • Klas Östergren's given name is recorded as Klas[25].
  • Klas Östergren's significant event is recorded as Q97577636[26].
  • Klas Östergren's described by source is recorded as Vem är det 1981[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1955-02-20[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02701448-10fe-40f7-bc2b-13029a6100f3[30]

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Origins and Family

Klas Östergren was born in Stockholm[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 20, 1955[3] and January 1, 1955[8].

Education

Educated at Kungsholmens gymnasium[13], a läroverk[31], in Sweden[32], founded in 1902[33] and Södra Latin[14], a gymnasieskola[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 1891[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[4], screenwriter[5], and writer[6]. Fields of work include prose[10], a literary form[37]; scenography[11], an academic discipline[38]; and translating activity[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Dobloug Prize[15], a literary award[39], in Sweden[40]; Eyvind Johnson Award[16], a literary award[41], in Sweden[42], founded in 1988[43]; Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize[17], a literary award[44], in Sweden[45], founded in 1921[46]; Piraten award[18], a literary award[47], in Sweden[48]; Signe Ekblad-Eldh Award[19], a literary award[49], in Sweden[50]; and Selma Lagerlöf Prize[20], a literary award[51], in Sweden[52], founded in 1983[53].

Why It Matters

Klas Östergren ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54]

FAQs

Where was Klas Östergren born?

Born in Stockholm[2], Klas Östergren…

What did Klas Östergren do for work?

Klas Östergren worked as translator[4], screenwriter[5], and writer[6].

Where did Klas Östergren go to school?

Klas Östergren was educated at Kungsholmens gymnasium[13] and Södra Latin[14].

What awards did Klas Östergren receive?

Honors received include Dobloug Prize[15], Eyvind Johnson Award[16], Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize[17], and Piraten award[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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