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Michael Sars

Norwegian biologist and priest (1805-1869)
Person Human Q264482

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
August 30, 1805
Date of death
October 22, 1869
Place of birth
Bergen
Place of death
Christiania
Country of citizenship
Norway[16]
Occupation
theologian, zoologist, professor, marine biologist, carcinologist, Lutheran pastor, priest[17][18]
Employer
University of Oslo[21]
Field of work
marine biology, zoology[19][20]
Educated at
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School[22][23]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[27]
Award received
Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[24]
Spouse
Maren Sars[11]
Child
Eva Nansen, Ernst Sars, Georg Ossian Sars, Mally Lammers[12][13][14][15]
Work location
Florø, Manger[33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian, Danish[38][39]
Archives at
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive[29]
Author citation (zoology)
M. Sars[32]
Described by source
Norsk biografisk leksikon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Otto's encyclopedia[35][36][37]
Family name
Sars[30]
Given name
Michael[31]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[25][26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject MfN Berlin Names
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Place of burial
Vår Frelsers gravlund[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Sars en M. Sars fr M. Sars ja マイケル・サルス ja ミハエル・サーシュ ru Микаэль Сарс ru Сарс, Микаэль uk Махаель Сарс zh 米凯尔·萨尔斯 zh 迈克尔·萨斯 zh-hans 米凯尔·萨尔斯 zh-hant 米凱爾·薩爾斯 zh-hant 邁克爾·薩斯
🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000080872554
VIAF cluster ID
7688882
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88602093
GND ID
117619221
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sars Michael 1805-1869.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:14365
BHL creator ID
7515
BIBSYS ID
90067682
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
153421913
Bionomia ID
Michael Sars
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02229313
CONOR.SR ID
34456935
Show all 65 identifiers +53
CiNii Research ID
1140563741763245952
DDB person (GND) ID
117619221
Darwin Correspondence ID
4185
De Agostini ID
Sars,+Michael
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117619221
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210313567683
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
184003
Entomologists of the World ID
115427
FAST ID
221865
FES digital collections entity ID
385856
FactGrid item ID
Bocourt
Freebase ID
/m/05b7bc
Geni profile ID
6000000002783362223
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
michael-sars
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0061064
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Michael_Sars
IdRef ID
070738904
J9U entity ID
987014784964405171
KBR person ID
20639436
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117619221
KulturNav-ID
8403f03d-29be-4a6a-abe8-a1f3e755a27a
Leopoldina member ID (new)
michael-sars
Lex ID
Michael_Sars
Libraries Australia ID
35289254
Libris-URI
31fhkh4m5067ngl
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Michael_Sars
Museum-digital person/organization ID
118604
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16101335
NE.se ID
michael-sars
NLA Trove people ID
899128
National Library of Greece ID
258416
National Library of Portugal ID
1177169
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
239068122
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Michael_Sars
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pf01038027054998
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3972482
Open Library ID
OL4695513A, OL5852458A
Prabook ID
2071758
Rodovid ID
1412987
Runeberg author ID
sarsmich
SBN author ID
PAVV051136
SELIBR ID
239869
SNAC ARK ID
w6zr0g2s
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
10399
Topic's main category
Category:Michael Sars
Treccani ID
michael-sars
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
michael-sars
Wellcome Collection concept ID
jdkfryz5
WikiTree person ID
Sars-4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXkxQkmC6H8wdPgPPvpP
Yale LUX ID
person/440f6187-7d19-480c-98ef-98f0954304f9
ZOBODAT person ID
112165
ZooBank author ID
B6773842-1982-469A-B221-D141B5A79A00

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
professor, biologist, theologian, zoologist, marine biologist
Child 3
Georg Ossian Sars, Eva Nansen, Ernst Sars
Children (paternal) 3
Georg Ossian Sars, Eva Nansen, Ernst Sars
Named after 3
Luidia sarsii, Ophiura sarsii, M/S Michael Sars
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Norsk biografisk leksikon
Educated at 2
University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School
Field of work 2
zoology, marine biology
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Danish, Norwegian
Member of 2
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Work location 2
Florø, Manger
Bionomia ID 1
Michael Sars
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Employer 1
University of Oslo
Given name 1
Michael
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Bergen
Place of burial 1
Vår Frelsers gravlund
Place of death 1
Christiania
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Maren Sars
Spouses 1
Maren Sars
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Summary

Michael Sars was born on August 30, 1805[1], in Bergen[2]. He died on October 22, 1869[3], in Christiania[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], zoologist[6], professor[7], marine biologist[8], and carcinologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael Sars include Luidia sarsii[40], a taxon[41]; M/S he[42], a research vessel[43]; and Ophiura sarsii[44], a taxon[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Luidia sarsii[40], a taxon[41]; M/S he[42], a research vessel[43]; and Ophiura sarsii[44], a taxon[45].

FAQs

Where was Michael Sars born?

Michael Sars's place of birth was Bergen[2].

Where did Michael Sars die?

Michael Sars died in Christiania[4].

Who was Michael Sars married to?

Michael Sars's spouses include Maren Sars[11].

What did Michael Sars do for work?

Michael Sars worked as a theologian[5], zoologist[6], professor[7], marine biologist[8], and carcinologist[9].

Where did Michael Sars go to school?

Michael Sars was educated at University of Oslo[22] and Bergen Cathedral School[23].

What awards did Michael Sars receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[24].

Related Entities

Bergen Florø marine biology Norway zoology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . Begravde i Oslo. Retrieved . begravdeioslo.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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