Adriaan Reland

Dutch scholar (1676-1718)
Person human Q247320
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Adriaan Reland

Summary

Adriaan Reland is a human[1]. Born in De Rijp[2], he… he was born on July 17, 1676[3]. He passed away in Utrecht[4]. He died on February 5, 1718[5]. He worked as a poet[6], linguist[7], cartographer[8], writer[9], and historian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Adriaan Reland's place of birth was De Rijp[2].
  • Adriaan Reland died in Utrecht[4].
  • Adriaan Reland was born on July 17, 1676[3].
  • Adriaan Reland died on February 5, 1718[5].
  • Adriaan Reland held citizenship in Dutch Republic[12].
  • Adriaan Reland's professions included poet[6].
  • Adriaan Reland worked as a linguist[7].
  • Adriaan Reland's professions included cartographer[8].
  • Adriaan Reland worked as a writer[9].
  • Adriaan Reland's professions included historian[10].
  • Adriaan Reland's professions included university teacher[13].
  • Adriaan Reland's field of work was oriental studies[14].
  • Adriaan Reland's field of work was Jewish studies[15].
  • Adriaan Reland's field of work was geography[16].
  • Adriaan Reland held the position of rector of Utrecht University[17].
  • Adriaan Reland held the position of full professor[18].
  • Among Adriaan Reland's employers was Utrecht University[19].
  • Adriaan Reland was employed by University of Harderwijk[20].
  • Adriaan Reland's education included a stint at Utrecht University[21].
  • Adriaan Reland's religion is recorded as Reformed Christianity[22].
  • Adriaan Reland is recorded as male[23].
  • Adriaan Reland's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Adriaan Reland's Commons category is recorded as Adriaan Reland[25].
  • Adriaan Reland's given name is recorded as Adriaan[26].
  • Adriaan Reland's pseudonym is recorded as Hadrianus Relandus[27].

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Origins and Family

Adriaan Reland's place of birth was De Rijp[2]. He was born on July 17, 1676[3].

Education

Adriaan Reland's education included a stint at Utrecht University[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], linguist[7], cartographer[8], writer[9], historian[10], and university teacher[13]. Fields of work include oriental studies[14], an academic discipline[28]; Jewish studies[15], an academic discipline[29]; and geography[16], an academic discipline[30]. Employers include Utrecht University[19], a public research university[31], in Netherlands[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Utrecht[34] and University of Harderwijk[20], a university[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1648[37], headquartered in Harderwijk[38]. Positions held include rector of Utrecht University[17] and full professor[18], an academic rank[39].

Personal Life

Adriaan Reland's religion is recorded as Reformed Christianity[22].

Death and Burial

Adriaan Reland died on February 5, 1718[5]. He passed away in Utrecht[4].

Why It Matters

Adriaan Reland ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,157 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Adriaan Reland born?

Born in De Rijp[2], Adriaan Reland…

Where did Adriaan Reland die?

Adriaan Reland died in Utrecht[4].

What did Adriaan Reland do for work?

Adriaan Reland worked as poet[6], linguist[7], cartographer[8], writer[9], and historian[10].

Where did Adriaan Reland go to school?

Adriaan Reland was educated at Utrecht University[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . ECARTICO. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Difool · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, linguist, cartographer +6
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  2. 13d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek +4
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