Norwegian Academy

Norwegian literary society
Organization literary_society Q1296452
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Norwegian Academy

Summary

Norwegian Academy is a literary society[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (literary_society category, ranking #13 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norwegian Academy is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Norwegian Academy's instance of is recorded as literary society[4].
  • Norwegian Academy's instance of is recorded as academy[5].
  • Norwegian Academy's instance of is recorded as language regulator[6].
  • Norwegian Academy's official language is recorded as Norwegian[7].
  • Norwegian Academy's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[8].
  • Norwegian Academy's chairperson is recorded as John Ole Askedal[9].
  • May 7, 1953 marks the founding of Norwegian Academy[10].
  • Norwegian Academy's official website is recorded as https://www.detnorskeakademi.no/[11].
  • Norwegian Academy's legal form is recorded as forening/lag/innretning[12].
  • Norwegian Academy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Det Norske Akademi for Språk og Litteratur'}[13].
  • Norwegian Academy's member category is recorded as Category:Members of the Norwegian Academy[14].
  • Norwegian Academy's characteristic of is recorded as Riksmål[15].

Body

Founding

May 7, 1953 marks the founding of Norwegian Academy[10].

Leadership

Norwegian Academy's chairperson is recorded as John Ole Askedal[9].

Operations

Norwegian Academy's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[8].

Why It Matters

Norwegian Academy draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (literary_society category, ranking #13 of 35).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Johand199 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson John Ole Askedal
    Member category Category:Members of the Norwegian Academy
    Characteristic of Riksmål
    Country Norway
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