Anton Blok

Dutch anthropologist (1935–2024)
Person human Q588350
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Summary

Anton Blok was born on January 1, 1935[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on June 24, 2024[3], in Soest[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and hoogleraar[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 15, 1935[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[10]
  • Field of work: anthropology[11]
  • Employer: University of Amsterdam[12], University of California, Berkeley[13], Yale University[14], University of Michigan[15], Radboud University[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Family name: Blok[18]
  • Given name: Anton[19]
  • Described at URL: https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/news/in-memoriam-prof-anton-blok[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21], Dutch[22]
  • Name in native language: Anton Blok[23]
  • Different from: Anton Blok[24]

Why It Matters

Anton Blok is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Anton Blok born?

Anton Blok was born in Amsterdam[2].

Where did Anton Blok die?

Anton Blok passed away in Soest[4].

What did Anton Blok do for work?

Anton Blok worked as an anthropologist[5], university teacher[6], and hoogleraar[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . images.nrc.nl. images.nrc.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Proeven van eigen cultuur, vijfenzeventig jaar Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen 1923-1998 Deel II 1960-1998. wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Proeven van eigen cultuur, vijfenzeventig jaar Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen 1923-1998 Deel II 1960-1998. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Album Academicum. wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . images.nrc.nl. images.nrc.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'it', 'jv', 'nl']
    Date of birth → +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1935-02-15T00:00:00Z
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Soest
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Dutch
    Given name → Anton
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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