Olaf Skavlan

Norwegian literary historian and playwright
Person Human Q4585213

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 25, 1838
Date of death
May 31, 1891, May 30, 1891[10]
Place of birth
Stranda Municipality
Place of death
Christiania
Country of citizenship
Norway[14]
Spouse
Dagmar Skavlan[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[22]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok[21]
Family name
Skavlan[18]
Given name
Olaf[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Olaf Skavlan
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VIAF cluster ID
310508854
BIBSYS ID
90769940
Freebase ID
/m/063_jrs
Geni profile ID
6000000007613607215
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Olaf_Skavlan
Henrik Ibsen writings ID
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Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Olaf_Skavlan
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
156302985
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Olaf_Skavlan
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Norwegian historical register of persons ID
pl00000000006268
Open Library ID
OL2409188A
Prabook ID
2111311
Runeberg author ID
skavlola
Sceneweb artist ID
44046
WikiTree person ID
Skavlan-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Olaf Skavlan was born on January 25, 1838[1], in Stranda Municipality[2]. He died on May 31, 1891[3], in Christiania[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], literary historian[6], biographer[7], literary scholar[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Olaf Skavlan born?

Olaf Skavlan's place of birth was Stranda Municipality[2].

Where did Olaf Skavlan die?

Olaf Skavlan passed away in Christiania[4].

Who were Olaf Skavlan's parents?

Olaf Skavlan's father was Aage Schavland[11].

Who was Olaf Skavlan married to?

Olaf Skavlan's spouses include Dagmar Skavlan[12].

What did Olaf Skavlan do for work?

Olaf Skavlan worked as a playwright[5], literary historian[6], biographer[7], literary scholar[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nbl.snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Sigvald Skavlan, Harald Skavlan, Aage Skavlan +1
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for occupation, source for father, source for sibling, source for ch"
  2. 9w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Sigvald Skavlan, Harald Skavlan, Aage Skavlan +1
    "Created claim: Sibling: Wikidata item"
  3. 13w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Dagmar Skavlan
    "Created claim: Spouse: Dagmar Skavlan"
  4. 17w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Sigvald Skavlan, Harald Skavlan, Aage Skavlan +1
    "Created claim: Sibling: Wikidata item"
  5. 18w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → May 31, 1891, May 30, 1891
    "Created claim: Date of death: 30 May 1891"
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