Bessel Kok

Dutch businessman and chess organiser
Person human Q390391
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Bessel Kok

Summary

Bessel Kok is a human[1]. He was born in Hilversum[2]. He was born on +1941-12-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4], chess organiser[5], and chess player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bessel Kok's place of birth was Hilversum[2].
  • Bessel Kok was born on +1941-12-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bessel Kok held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Bessel Kok worked as a businessperson[4].
  • Bessel Kok's professions included chess organiser[5].
  • Bessel Kok's professions included chess player[6].
  • Bessel Kok is recorded as male[9].
  • Bessel Kok's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Bessel Kok's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305815645[11].
  • Bessel Kok's sport is recorded as chess[12].
  • Bessel Kok's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c246m[13].
  • Bessel Kok's family name is recorded as Kok[14].
  • Bessel Kok's given name is recorded as Bessel[15].
  • Bessel Kok's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 358197783[16].
  • Bessel Kok's GTAA ID is recorded as 120254[17].
  • Bessel Kok's different from is recorded as Bessel Kok[18].
  • Bessel Kok's different from is recorded as Bessel Kok[19].
  • Bessel Kok's Prabook ID is recorded as 2467184[20].
  • Bessel Kok's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxxdfTYDMJ7KkRJFJDwmd[21].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hilversum[2], Bessel Kok… he was born on +1941-12-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4], chess organiser[5], and chess player[6].

Why It Matters

Bessel Kok ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was Bessel Kok born?

Born in Hilversum[2], Bessel Kok…

What did Bessel Kok do for work?

Bessel Kok worked as businessperson[4], chess organiser[5], and chess player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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