Jörn Donner

Jörn Donner was a Finnish film director, politician, film producer, journalist, diplomat and film critic (1933–2020). He was born at Helsinki and died at Meilahti Triangle Hospital.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Jörn Johan Donner.

Also worked under the name Bjorn Thunder.

Born at Helsinki in 1933, died at Meilahti Triangle Hospital in 2020.

Identity and origins

Jörn Donner was recorded at birth as Jörn Johan Donner. He also worked under the name Bjorn Thunder. His recorded languages were Finnish and Swedish.

He was the child of Kai Donner. He married Jeanette Bonnier and Inga-Britt Wik. 2 children are recorded: Johan Donner and Rafael Donner. Other recorded relations include Lyyti.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include Member of the European Parliament, member of the Parliament of Finland, consul and municipal councillor in Finland. He worked at Strasbourg, Brussels, Helsinki and Los Angeles.

Recognition and collections

Jörn Donner received Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Professor, Finlandia Award, Swedish Academy Finland Prize, Karl Emil Tollander Prize and Black Nights Prize.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection.

Isäni jalanjäljillä (2006). Far och son. Uusi Maammekirja. Angela. Nyt sinum täytyy. Angela och kärleken. Rapport från Europa. Mammuten, eller, Jörn Donners efterlämnade handlingar. I min fars fotspår. Raportti Tonavalta. Paholaisen kasvot. Maailmankirja. Presidenten. Bergman. Suomen kuva maailmalla. Sweden. Sverige. Mammuten. Son och far. Svensk filmografi. Fåglars skugga. Livsbilder. Ingmar Bergman. Report from Berlin. Dödsbilder. Anteckningar om Mannerheim. A red condom jumping to the side; representing the use of condoms to prevent AIDS while cheating on one's partner. Colour lithograph after J. Fester, 199-., dated [between 1990 and 1999?], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jag, Jörn Johan Donner, född den 5 februari 1933 i Helsingfors, Finland, World Literature Today, 1981. The Personal Vision of Ingmar Bergman by Jörn Donner (review), Modern Drama, 1965. Jörn Donner and the Emergence of a New Film Culture in Postwar Scandinavia, A Companion to Nordic Cinema, 2016. À la recherche de l’identité européenne : le « rapport » du Finlandais Jörn Donner sur l’Europe centrale en 1962, Germanica, 2001. Saarinen: Jörn Donner, Media & Viestintä, 1987.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and DataCite (Språkbanken Text).

uusi maammekirja (1969) — Internet Archive. Finlandssvenska: Magma kolumner 2009–2012 (2024) — DataCite (Språkbanken Text).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 25 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 1 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Jörn Donner studied at University of Helsinki and Svenska normallyceum. the recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay and fiction.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Strasbourg, Brussels and Helsinki. Positions recorded include Member of the European Parliament and member of the Parliament of Finland.

Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Professor, Finlandia Award and Swedish Academy Finland Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1933Jörn Donner born at Helsinki.
  2. 1969uusi maammekirja digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2020Jörn Donner died at Meilahti Triangle Hospital.
  4. 2024Finlandssvenska: Magma kolumner 2009–2012 digitised by DataCite (Språkbanken Text).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    À la recherche de l’identité européenne : le « rapport » du Finlandais Jörn Donner sur l’Europe centrale en 1962, Germanica, 2001

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Jörn Donner”

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Jag, Jörn Johan Donner, född den 5 februari 1933 i Helsingfors, Finland, World Literature Today, 1981

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Jörn Donner and the Emergence of a New Film Culture in Postwar Scandinavia, A Companion to Nordic Cinema, 2016

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for Jörn Donner (Internet Archive), 22 catalogued works.

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    The Personal Vision of Ingmar Bergman by Jörn Donner (review), Modern Drama, 1965

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Jörn Donner.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Jörn Donner as creator.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Jörn Donner.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q982339: Jörn Donner

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jörn Donner”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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