Frits van Oostrom

Summary

Frits van Oostrom is a human^[1]. He was born in Utrecht^[2]. He was born on May 15, 1953^[3]. He worked as a Dutch language specialist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Frits van Oostrom's place of birth was Utrecht^[2].
• Frits van Oostrom was born on May 15, 1953^[3].
• Frits van Oostrom held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[8].
• Dutch was Frits van Oostrom's native language^[9].
• Frits van Oostrom worked as a Dutch language specialist^[4].
• Frits van Oostrom worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Frits van Oostrom's professions included writer^[6].
• Among Frits van Oostrom's employers was Utrecht University^[10].
• Among Frits van Oostrom's employers was Leiden University^[11].
• Frits van Oostrom was employed by Leiden University^[12].
• Frits van Oostrom was educated at Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Frits van Oostrom is Maerlants wereld^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Frits van Oostrom is Stemmen op schrift^[15].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Spinoza Prize^[16].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijs^[17].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Gouden Penning^[18].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[19].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Couperuspenning^[20].
• Frits van Oostrom received the Libris History Award^[21].
• Frits van Oostrom was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Frits van Oostrom was a member of Academia Europaea^[23].
• Frits van Oostrom was a member of Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde^[24].
• Frits van Oostrom is recorded as male^[25].
• Frits van Oostrom's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Frits van Oostrom's Commons category is recorded as Frits van Oostrom^[27].

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Origins and Family

Frits van Oostrom was born in Utrecht^[2]. He was born on May 15, 1953^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[9].

Education

Frits van Oostrom's education included a stint at Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Dutch language specialist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6]. Employers include Utrecht University^[10], a public research university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Utrecht^[31] and Leiden University^[11], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1575^[34], headquartered in Leiden^[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Maerlants wereld^[14] and Stemmen op schrift^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Spinoza Prize^[16], a science award^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1995^[38]; Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijs^[17], a literary award^[39], in Netherlands^[40]; Gouden Penning^[18], an award^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 1998^[43]; Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[19], a grade of an order^[44], in Netherlands^[45], founded in 1815^[46]; Couperuspenning^[20], an award^[47], in Netherlands^[48]; and Libris History Award^[21], a non-fiction literary award^[49], in Netherlands^[50].

Why It Matters

Frits van Oostrom ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Frits van Oostrom born?

Frits van Oostrom was born in Utrecht^[2].

What did Frits van Oostrom do for work?

Frits van Oostrom worked as Dutch language specialist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Frits van Oostrom go to school?

Frits van Oostrom was educated at Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden^[13].

What awards did Frits van Oostrom receive?

Honors received include Spinoza Prize^[16], Dr. Wijnaendts Francken-prijs^[17], Gouden Penning^[18], and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[19].