Coenraad Johannes van Houten

Dutch businessman (1801-1887)
Person human Q906203
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Coenraad Johannes van Houten

Summary

Coenraad Johannes van Houten is a human[1]. Born in Amsterdam[2], he… he was born on +1801-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Weesp[4]. He died on +1887-05-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chocolatier[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten was born in Amsterdam[2].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten passed away in Weesp[4].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten was born on +1801-03-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten died on +1887-05-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's father was Casparus van Houten[8].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten worked as a chocolatier[6].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's image is recorded as Coenraad Johannes van Houten.jpg[10].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten is recorded as male[11].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's Commons category is recorded as Coenraad Johannes van Houten[13].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04wktr[14].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's family name is recorded as van Houten[15].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's given name is recorded as Coenraad[16].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's given name is recorded as Johannes[17].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[18].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Coenraad Johannes van Houten'}[19].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000006602010704[20].
  • Coenraad Johannes van Houten's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Van_Houten-450[21].

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Origins and Family

Coenraad Johannes van Houten's place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1801-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Casparus van Houten[8].

Career and Affiliations

Coenraad Johannes van Houten's professions included chocolatier[6].

Death and Burial

Coenraad Johannes van Houten died on +1887-05-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Weesp[4].

Why It Matters

Coenraad Johannes van Houten ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

He is credited with the discovery of Dutch-process cocoa[24].

FAQs

Where was Coenraad Johannes van Houten born?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten was born in Amsterdam[2].

Where did Coenraad Johannes van Houten die?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten passed away in Weesp[4].

Who were Coenraad Johannes van Houten's parents?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten's father was Casparus van Houten[8].

What did Coenraad Johannes van Houten do for work?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten worked as chocolatier[6].

What did Coenraad Johannes van Houten discover?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten is credited as discoverer of Dutch-process cocoa[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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