Thomas Kingo

Danish bishop, poet, hymn-writer (1634–1703)
Person Human Q348827

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
December 15, 1634, 1634[10]
Date of death
October 14, 1703, 1703[11]
Place of birth
Slangerup
Place of death
Odense
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[13]
Position held
bishop[21]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[35]
Birth name
Thomas Hansen Kingo[36]
Family name
Kingo[29]
Given name
Thomas[30]
Patronym or matronym
Hansen[39]
Place of burial
Fraugde Church[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Kingo cs Thomas Hansen Kingo da Kingo fa توماس کینگو he תומאס קינגו ja トマス・キンゴ ko 토마스 킹고 ru Томас Хансен Кинго ru Кинго, Томас ru Кинго ru Кинго Т. ru Кинго Томас Хансен ru Кинго, Томас Хансен ru Кинго Т. Х. ru Томас Кинго sv Kingo uk Т. Г. Кінґо uk Томас Гансен Кінґо uk Томас Кінґо
🔖 Identifiers · 61
VIAF cluster ID
73893211
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85152183
GND ID
118777157
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Thomas kingo.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002110597
BIBSYS ID
90084437
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12159411k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kingo-thomas
CBDB.cz author ID
50879
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00958847, cnp01327998
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10335936
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Classical Archives composer ID
68593
DBC author ID
87097968547326
DDB person (GND) ID
118777157
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Thomas_Kingo
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
KThomasKingo
Described at URL
adl.dk, runeberg.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118777157
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118777157
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210312748189
Discogs artist ID
1879028
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
kingo-thomas
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Kingo
FAST ID
167454
Freebase ID
/m/07l9p2
Gravsted.dk ID
thomaskingo
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Thomas_Kingo
Hymnary author ID
Kingo_Thomas
IdRef ID
030112990
J9U entity ID
987011000928405171
KANTO ID
000203361
KBR person ID
14509696
Kalliope.org author ID
kingo
Libris-URI
dbqst3zx12c8xqh
LiederNet author ID
1419
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Thomas_Kingo
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
K/kingo-thomas
NE.se ID
thomas-kingo
NL CR AUT ID
xx0265008
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C0+K;=r5
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070618690
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3922324
Open Library ID
OL2085042A
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
6341
Prabook ID
1850238
RILM ID
118360
Regensburg Classification
GX 2580
Runeberg author ID
kingotho
SELIBR ID
193558
SSNE person ID
1538
Topic's main category
Category:Thomas Kingo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
thomas-hansen-kingo
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmxRHwjRTPcgCcgcFt3Qq

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Described by source 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Patronym or matronym 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position held 1
Religion or worldview 1
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Summary

Thomas Kingo was born on December 15, 1634[1], in Slangerup[2]. He died on October 14, 1703[3], in Odense[4]. He worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], writer[7], hymnwriter[8], and Lutheran pastor[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Kingo's hymnal[40], a Lutheran hymnal[41].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Kingo born?

Thomas Kingo's place of birth was Slangerup[2].

Where did Thomas Kingo die?

Thomas Kingo passed away in Odense[4].

What did Thomas Kingo do for work?

Thomas Kingo worked as a poet[5], theologian[6], writer[7], hymnwriter[8], and Lutheran pastor[9].

Where did Thomas Kingo go to school?

Thomas Kingo was educated at University of Copenhagen[23] and Frederiksborg Gymnasium og HF[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23d ago · Pescan · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopaedia Beliana ID → kingo-thomas
    "Created claim: Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: kingo-thomas"
  2. 24d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118777157
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, theologian, writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32084: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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