Cisca Wijmenga

Dutch human geneticist, university professor
Person human Q20196322
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Cisca Wijmenga

Summary

Cisca Wijmenga is a human[1]. Born in Drachten[2], she… she was born on +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a university teacher[4] and geneticist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Drachten[2], Cisca Wijmenga…
  • Cisca Wijmenga was born on +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cisca Wijmenga held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's professions included geneticist[5].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's field of work was human genetics[8].
  • Cisca Wijmenga held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[9].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was employed by University Medical Center Groningen[10].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was employed by University of Groningen[11].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was employed by Utrecht University[12].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was educated at University of Groningen[13].
  • Cisca Wijmenga received the Spinoza Prize[14].
  • Cisca Wijmenga received the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[15].
  • Cisca Wijmenga received the EMBO Membership[16].
  • Cisca Wijmenga received the ESHG Award[17].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Cisca Wijmenga was a member of Academia Europaea[19].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's image is recorded as CiscaWijmenga2015.jpg[20].
  • Cisca Wijmenga is recorded as female[21].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Cisca Wijmenga supervised Maciej Geremek as a doctoral student[23].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's ISNI is recorded as 0000000393056398[24].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 287184511[25].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2016191550[26].
  • Cisca Wijmenga's Commons category is recorded as Cisca Wijmenga[27].

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Origins and Family

Cisca Wijmenga was born in Drachten[2]. She was born on +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Cisca Wijmenga was educated at University of Groningen[13]. She earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and geneticist[5]. Cisca Wijmenga's field of work was human genetics[8]. Employers include University Medical Center Groningen[10], a university hospital[29], in Netherlands[30], founded in 2005[31]; University of Groningen[11], a public research university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1614[34], headquartered in Groningen[35]; and Utrecht University[12], a public research university[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Utrecht[39]. She held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[9]. She supervised Maciej Geremek as a doctoral student[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Spinoza Prize[14], a science award[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 1995[42]; Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[15], a grade of an order[43], in Netherlands[44], founded in 1815[45]; EMBO Membership[16], a fellowship award[46]; and ESHG Award[17], an award[47].

Why It Matters

Cisca Wijmenga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Cisca Wijmenga born?

Cisca Wijmenga's place of birth was Drachten[2].

What did Cisca Wijmenga do for work?

Cisca Wijmenga worked as university teacher[4] and geneticist[5].

Where did Cisca Wijmenga go to school?

Cisca Wijmenga was educated at University of Groningen[13].

What awards did Cisca Wijmenga receive?

Honors received include Spinoza Prize[14], Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[15], EMBO Membership[16], and ESHG Award[17].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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