Jan Borgman

Dutch astronomer
Person human Q27058237
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Jan Borgman

Summary

Jan Borgman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Groningen[2]. He was born on +1929-11-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in The Hague[4]. He died on +2021-05-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan Borgman was born in Groningen[2].
  • Jan Borgman passed away in The Hague[4].
  • Jan Borgman was born on +1929-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Borgman died on +2021-05-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Borgman held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Jan Borgman worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Jan Borgman worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Jan Borgman held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[10].
  • Jan Borgman was employed by University of Groningen[11].
  • Jan Borgman's education included a stint at University of Groningen[12].
  • Jan Borgman's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Brinkman[13].
  • Jan Borgman was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Jan Borgman's image is recorded as Jan Borgman.jpg[15].
  • Jan Borgman is recorded as male[16].
  • Jan Borgman's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jan Borgman supervised Luuk Karsten as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jan Borgman supervised Jan Koornneef as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jan Borgman's ISNI is recorded as 0000000393937144[20].
  • Jan Borgman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 288303654[21].
  • Jan Borgman's GND ID is recorded as 1131805984[22].
  • Jan Borgman's IdRef ID is recorded as 249228408[23].
  • Jan Borgman's Commons category is recorded as Jan Borgman[24].
  • Jan Borgman's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 113848[25].
  • Jan Borgman's family name is recorded as Borgman[26].
  • Jan Borgman's given name is recorded as Jan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Groningen[2], Jan Borgman… he was born on +1929-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jan Borgman was educated at University of Groningen[12]. His doctoral advisor was Hendrik Brinkman[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6] and university teacher[7]. Among Jan Borgman's employers was University of Groningen[11]. He held the position of rector magnificus of the University of Groningen[10]. Doctoral students include Luuk Karsten[18] and Jan Koornneef[19].

Death and Burial

Jan Borgman died on +2021-05-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in The Hague[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Borgman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Jan Borgman born?

Jan Borgman was born in Groningen[2].

Where did Jan Borgman die?

Jan Borgman passed away in The Hague[4].

What did Jan Borgman do for work?

Jan Borgman worked as astronomer[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Jan Borgman go to school?

Jan Borgman was educated at University of Groningen[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . death notice. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . death notice. wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . death notice. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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