Bas van Fraassen

American philosopher

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: April 5, 1941
Place of birth: Goes
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands^[5]
Occupation: philosopher, university teacher
Employer: Princeton University, University of Toronto, University of Southern California, Yale University, San Francisco State University^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Educated at: University of Pittsburgh, University of Alberta^[12]
Award received: Lakatos Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Lauener Prize, Carus Lectures, Hempel Award^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
Doctoral advisor: Adolf Grünbaum^[13]
Doctoral student: Edward J. Hall, Rebecca Alana Lilly, Antony Eagle, Bradley Monton, L.A. Paul, Alan Hájek, Edward Paul Thomson, Jenann Ismael, Elisabeth Lloyd^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[33]
Given name: Bas^[32]
Influenced by: Hans Vaihinger^[21]
Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19]^[20]
Native language: English^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen en Bas van Fraassen ar باس فان فراسن cs Bas van Fraassen cs Bas C. van Fraassen cs Bastiaan C. Van Fraassen de Fraassen de Bas Cornelis van Fraassen de Bas C. van Fraassen de Bastian Cornelis van Fraassen es Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen es Bastiaan van Fraassen es Bas van Fraassen es Van Fraassen fa بس ون فراسن fi Baastian Cornelis van Fraassen fi Bas van Fraassen fi B. C. van Fraassen fr Bas C. van Fraassen fr Bas Van Fraassen

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🔗 Connections

Award received 5

Guggenheim Fellowship, Lakatos Award, Lauener Prize, Carus Lectures, Hempel Award

Employer 5

Yale University, Princeton University, University of Toronto, University of Southern California, San Francisco State University

Doctoral student 2

Elisabeth Lloyd, Jenann Ismael

Doctoral students 2

Elisabeth Lloyd, Jenann Ismael

Educated at 2

University of Pittsburgh, University of Alberta

Member of 2

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Occupation 2

philosopher, university teacher

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Doctoral advisor 1

Adolf Grünbaum

Doctoral advisors 1

Adolf Grünbaum

Influenced by 1

Hans Vaihinger

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Maintained by WikiProject 1

WikiProject Mathematics

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

Goes

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Bas van Fraassen was born on April 5, 1941^[1], in Goes^[2]. He has worked as a philosopher^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Jenann Ismael^[34], a philosopher^[35], b. 1968^[36], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[37] and Elisabeth Lloyd^[38], a philosopher^[39], b. 1956^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[42], specialised in philosophy of biology^[43].

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 a philosopher^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Bas van Fraassen go to school?

Bas van Fraassen was educated at University of Alberta^[12].

What awards did Bas van Fraassen receive?

Honors received include Lakatos Award^[14], Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], Lauener Prize^[16], and Carus Lectures^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — place of birth (P19): Goes. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of the Netherlands. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — educated at (P69): University of Alberta. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — occupation (P106): philosopher. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — employer (P108): Princeton University. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — employer (P108): University of Toronto. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — employer (P108): University of Southern California. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — employer (P108): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — employer (P108): San Francisco State University. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — award received (P166): Lakatos Award. lse.ac.uk. lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — award received (P166): Lauener Prize. lauener-foundation.ch. lauener-foundation.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — award received (P166): Carus Lectures. apaonline.org. apaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — award received (P166): Hempel Award. philsci.org. philsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral advisor (P184): Adolf Grünbaum. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Edward J. Hall. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Rebecca Alana Lilly. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Antony Eagle. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Bradley Monton. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): L.A. Paul. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Alan Hájek. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Edward Paul Thomson. Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Jenann Ismael. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — doctoral student (P185): Elisabeth Lloyd. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — member of (P463): Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — date of birth (P569): April 5, 1941. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — given name (P735): Bas. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — influenced by (P737): Hans Vaihinger. Le « comme si ». wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Bas van Fraassen — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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[35] ↑ Jenann Ismael — P106: philosopher. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[36] ↑ Jenann Ismael — P569: b. 1968. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[37] ↑ Jenann Ismael — P166: Guggenheim Fellowship. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[39] ↑ Elisabeth Lloyd — P106: philosopher. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[40] ↑ Elisabeth Lloyd — P569: b. 1956. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[41] ↑ Elisabeth Lloyd — P27: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[42] ↑ Elisabeth Lloyd — P166: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[43] ↑ Elisabeth Lloyd — P101: philosophy of biology. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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