Bas van Fraassen

Summary

Bas van Fraassen is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Goes^[2]. He was born on April 5, 1941^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Bas van Fraassen's place of birth was Goes^[2].
• Bas van Fraassen was born on April 5, 1941^[3].
• Bas van Fraassen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[7].
• English was Bas van Fraassen's native language^[8].
• Bas van Fraassen's professions included philosopher^[4].
• Bas van Fraassen's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Bas van Fraassen was employed by Princeton University^[9].
• Bas van Fraassen was employed by University of Toronto^[10].
• Bas van Fraassen was employed by University of Southern California^[11].
• Bas van Fraassen was employed by Yale University^[12].
• Bas van Fraassen was employed by San Francisco State University^[13].
• Bas van Fraassen was educated at University of Alberta^[14].
• Bas van Fraassen's doctoral advisor was Adolf Grünbaum^[15].
• Bas van Fraassen received the Lakatos Award^[16].
• Bas van Fraassen received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[17].
• Bas van Fraassen received the Lauener Prize^[18].
• Bas van Fraassen received the Carus Lectures^[19].
• Bas van Fraassen received the Hempel Award^[20].
• Bas van Fraassen was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Bas van Fraassen was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Bas van Fraassen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[23].
• Bas van Fraassen was influenced by Hans Vaihinger^[24].
• Bas van Fraassen is recorded as male^[25].
• Bas van Fraassen's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Bas van Fraassen supervised Edward J. Hall as a doctoral student^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1941-04-05^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 270ccfad-42c0-4b07-8940-7bea6bd363a9^[31]

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Origins and Family

Bas van Fraassen was born in Goes^[2]. He was born on April 5, 1941^[3]. English was his native language^[8].

Education

Bas van Fraassen's education included a stint at University of Alberta^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Adolf Grünbaum^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Employers include Princeton University^[9], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1746^[34], headquartered in Princeton^[35]; University of Toronto^[10], a public research university^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1827^[38], headquartered in Toronto^[39]; University of Southern California^[11], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1880^[42], headquartered in Los Angeles^[43]; Yale University^[12], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1701^[46], headquartered in New Haven^[47]; and San Francisco State University^[13], a university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1899^[50]. Doctoral students include Edward J. Hall^[27], a philosopher^[51], b. 1966^[52]; Rebecca Alana Lilly^[53]; Antony Eagle^[54]; Bradley Monton^[55], a philosopher^[56], b. 1972^[57], of United States^[58]; L.A. Paul^[59], a philosopher^[60], b. 1966^[61], of United States^[62], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[63], specialised in philosophy^[64]; and Alan Hájek^[65], a philosopher^[66], b. 1962^[67], awarded the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities^[68].

Recognition

Awards received include Lakatos Award^[16], an award^[69], founded in 1986^[70]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[17], a fellowship grant^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1925^[73]; Lauener Prize^[18], an award^[74]; Carus Lectures^[19], a lecture series^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1925^[77]; and Hempel Award^[20], an award^[78], founded in 2012^[79].

Personal Life

Bas van Fraassen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[23].

Why It Matters

Bas van Fraassen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jenann Ismael^[82], a philosopher^[83], b. 1968^[84], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[85] and Elisabeth Lloyd^[86], a philosopher^[87], b. 1956^[88], of United States^[89], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[90], specialised in philosophy of biology^[91].

FAQs

Where was Bas van Fraassen born?

Bas van Fraassen was born in Goes^[2].

What did Bas van Fraassen do for work?

Bas van Fraassen worked as philosopher^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Bas van Fraassen go to school?

Bas van Fraassen was educated at University of Alberta^[14].

What awards did Bas van Fraassen receive?

Honors received include Lakatos Award^[16], Guggenheim Fellowship^[17], Lauener Prize^[18], and Carus Lectures^[19].