Claes Jacobsz. Wits

politician
Person human Q13135037

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1599
Date of death
1669, October 6, 1669[4][7]
Place of birth
Enkhuizen
Place of death
Enkhuizen
Occupation
politician, poet
Position held
alderman (1658–1660), burgomaster (1666–1667)[9][10]
Religion or worldview
Reformed Christianity[11]
Work location
Enkhuizen (1636–1669)[15]
Described by source
Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek, Biographisch anthologisch en critisch woordenboek der Nederduitsche dichters, Biographisch Woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche Letterkunde, Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden[16][17][18]
Family name
Wits[13]
Given name
Claes[14]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Patronym or matronym
Jacobszoon
🏷️ Also known as
en Claes Jacobsz. Wits
🔖 Identifiers · 9
VIAF cluster ID
290859992
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016104374
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
50431465
DBNL author ID
wits010
ECARTICO person ID
48912
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11ckvflbhy
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069120218
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXdhWRwdJPT73vXXVcT3

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Summary

Born in Enkhuizen[1], he… he was born in 1599[2]. He died in Enkhuizen[3]. He died in 1669[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and poet[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include alderman[9], a position[19], in Belgium[20] and burgomaster[10], a position[21], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[22].

FAQs

Where was Claes Jacobsz. Wits born?

Claes Jacobsz. Wits's place of birth was Enkhuizen[1].

Where did Claes Jacobsz. Wits die?

Claes Jacobsz. Wits passed away in Enkhuizen[3].

What did Claes Jacobsz. Wits do for work?

Claes Jacobsz. Wits worked as politician[5] and poet[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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