Edwin Valentijn

Dutch astronomer
Person human Q29020952
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Edwin Valentijn

Summary

Edwin Valentijn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Voorburg[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Edwin Valentijn was born in Voorburg[2].
  • Edwin Valentijn was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edwin Valentijn held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6].
  • Edwin Valentijn's professions included astronomer[4].
  • Edwin Valentijn worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Edwin Valentijn was employed by University of Groningen[7].
  • Edwin Valentijn's education included a stint at Leiden University[8].
  • Edwin Valentijn's doctoral advisor was Harry van der Laan[9].
  • Edwin Valentijn was a member of International Astronomical Union[10].
  • Edwin Valentijn's image is recorded as P1022208-ev.jpg[11].
  • Edwin Valentijn is recorded as male[12].
  • Edwin Valentijn's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Edwin Valentijn supervised Reynier Peletier as a doctoral student[14].
  • Edwin Valentijn supervised Willem Bijleveld as a doctoral student[15].
  • Edwin Valentijn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084293365[16].
  • Edwin Valentijn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14618644[17].
  • Edwin Valentijn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 285447663[18].
  • Edwin Valentijn's GND ID is recorded as 124892438X[19].
  • Edwin Valentijn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90006470[20].
  • Edwin Valentijn's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03927580[21].
  • Edwin Valentijn's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-1032-6680[22].
  • Edwin Valentijn's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 114559[23].
  • Edwin Valentijn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09pbtfh[24].
  • Edwin Valentijn's family name is recorded as Valentijn[25].
  • Edwin Valentijn's given name is recorded as Edwin[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Voorburg[2], Edwin Valentijn… he was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Edwin Valentijn was educated at Leiden University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Harry van der Laan[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4] and university teacher[5]. Edwin Valentijn was employed by University of Groningen[7]. Doctoral students include Reynier Peletier[14], an astronomer[27], b. 1962[28], of Belgium[29] and Willem Bijleveld[15], an astronomer[30], b. 1952[31], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[32].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Valentijn born?

Edwin Valentijn's place of birth was Voorburg[2].

What did Edwin Valentijn do for work?

Edwin Valentijn worked as astronomer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Edwin Valentijn go to school?

Edwin Valentijn was educated at Leiden University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . data.bibliotheken.nl. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Library of congress authority id nr90006470
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