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William Nygaard

Norwegian publisher
Person human Q972345

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
March 16, 1943
Place of birth
Oslo
Country of citizenship
Norway[7]
Occupation
publisher, businessperson
Position held
chairperson[8]
Award received
Fritt Ord Award[9]
Father
Mads Wiel Nygaard[5]
Child
Mads Nygaard[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[16]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (2008)[15]
Family name
Nygaard[12]
Given name
William[13]
Member of
Norwegian Academy[10]
Number of children
+2[17]
Significant event
assassination attempt[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Nygaard es Wiliam Nygaard fa ویلیام نیگرد ru Вильям Нюгор ru Вильям Нюгор (младший) ru Вильям Нюгор-младший ru Нюгор, Вильям
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000033298078
VIAF cluster ID
36258853
Library of Congress authority ID
n2001023103
GND ID
14373962X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Nygaard.jpg ↗
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
14373962X
FAST ID
462090
Freebase ID
/m/0c2xb7
Geni.com profile ID
6000000017785823726
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
William_Nygaard
IMDb ID
nm11004333
JRC Names ID
985581
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
14373962X
Kallías ID
PE00591871
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007429511705171
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
William_Nygaard_-_2, William_Nygaard_-_1943–
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxrYCmMCvpKbgJWpW83cP
Yale LUX ID
person/11a4b885-418f-4b19-a4b7-1a37ca982a18

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
businessperson, publisher
Award received 1
Fritt Ord Award
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Member of 1
Norwegian Academy
Place of birth 1
Oslo
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Nygaard was born on March 16, 1943[1], in Oslo[2]. He has worked as a publisher[3] and businessperson[4].

FAQs

Where was William Nygaard born?

William Nygaard's place of birth was Oslo[2].

Who were William Nygaard's parents?

William Nygaard's father was Mads Wiel Nygaard[5].

What did William Nygaard do for work?

William Nygaard worked as a publisher[3] and businessperson[4].

What awards did William Nygaard receive?

Honors received include Fritt Ord Award[9].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . frittord.no. Retrieved . frittord.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'nn', 'no', 'pt']
    Position held → chairperson
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  3. 12w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (2008)
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → publisher, businessperson
    Member of → Norwegian Academy
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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