Frans Zwarts

Dutch linguist
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Frans Zwarts

Summary

Frans Zwarts is a human[1]. He was born in The Hague[2]. He was born on March 26, 1949[3]. He worked as a linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in The Hague[2], Frans Zwarts…
  • Frans Zwarts was born on March 26, 1949[3].
  • Frans Zwarts held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Dutch was Frans Zwarts's native language[8].
  • Frans Zwarts's professions included linguist[4].
  • Frans Zwarts worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Frans Zwarts held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[9].
  • Frans Zwarts was employed by University of Groningen[10].
  • Frans Zwarts's education included a stint at University of Groningen[11].
  • Frans Zwarts was educated at University of Amsterdam[12].
  • Frans Zwarts's doctoral advisor was Johan van Benthem[13].
  • Frans Zwarts's doctoral advisor was Albert Sassen[14].
  • Frans Zwarts was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Frans Zwarts is recorded as male[16].
  • Frans Zwarts's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Frans Zwarts supervised Ton van der Wouden as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frans Zwarts supervised Peter Ignacz Blok as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frans Zwarts's family name is recorded as Zwarts[20].
  • Frans Zwarts's given name is recorded as Franciscus[21].
  • Frans Zwarts's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[22].

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Origins and Family

Frans Zwarts's place of birth was The Hague[2]. He was born on March 26, 1949[3]. Dutch was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of Groningen[11], a public research university[23], in Netherlands[24], founded in 1614[25], headquartered in Groningen[26] and University of Amsterdam[12], a university[27], in Netherlands[28], founded in 1632[29], headquartered in Amsterdam[30]. Doctoral advisors include Johan van Benthem[13], a philosopher[31], b. 1949[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[33], awarded the Spinoza Prize[34], specialised in philosophy[35] and Albert Sassen[14], a university teacher[36], 1921–1999[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4] and university teacher[5]. Among Frans Zwarts's employers was University of Groningen[10]. He held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[9]. Doctoral students include Ton van der Wouden[18], a linguist[38], b. 1958[39] and Peter Ignacz Blok[19].

Why It Matters

Frans Zwarts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Frans Zwarts born?

Frans Zwarts was born in The Hague[2].

What did Frans Zwarts do for work?

Frans Zwarts worked as linguist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Frans Zwarts go to school?

Frans Zwarts was educated at University of Groningen[11] and University of Amsterdam[12].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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