Jan Cremer

Dutch author, painter and illustrator (1940-2024)
Person human Q3806873
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Jan Cremer

Summary

Jan Cremer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Enschede[2]. He was born on April 20, 1940[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4]. He died on June 19, 2024[5]. He worked as a writer[6], painter[7], photographer[8], lithographer[9], and printmaker[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jan Cremer was born in Enschede[2].
  • Jan Cremer died in Amsterdam[4].
  • Jan Cremer was born on April 20, 1940[3].
  • Jan Cremer died on June 19, 2024[5].
  • Jan Cremer was married to Babette Cremer-Sijmons[12].
  • A child of Jan Cremer was Ivan Cremer[13].
  • Jan Cremer held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[14].
  • Dutch was Jan Cremer's native language[15].
  • Jan Cremer's professions included writer[6].
  • Jan Cremer's professions included painter[7].
  • Jan Cremer worked as a photographer[8].
  • Jan Cremer's professions included lithographer[9].
  • Jan Cremer's professions included printmaker[10].
  • Jan Cremer worked as a draftsperson[16].
  • Jan Cremer was educated at Royal Academy of Art[17].
  • Jan Cremer received the Multatuli Award[18].
  • Jan Cremer received the Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam[19].
  • Jan Cremer received the Q2104800[20].
  • Jan Cremer is recorded as male[21].
  • Jan Cremer's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Jan Cremer is associated with the pop art movement[23].
  • Jan Cremer is part of Canon of Dutch Literature[24].
  • Jan Cremer's Commons category is recorded as Jan Cremer[25].
  • Jan Cremer's family name is recorded as Cremer[26].
  • Jan Cremer's given name is recorded as Jan[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-04-20[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-06-19[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3943511c-2c5c-46f9-9a63-09dbefae0202[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Enschede[2], Jan Cremer… he was born on April 20, 1940[3]. Dutch was his native language[15].

Education

Jan Cremer was educated at Royal Academy of Art[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], painter[7], photographer[8], lithographer[9], printmaker[10], and draftsperson[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Multatuli Award[18], a literary award[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1972[35]; Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam[19], a literary award[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1946[38]; and Q2104800[20], an art prize[39], in Netherlands[40], founded in 1947[41].

Personal Life

Jan Cremer was married to Babette Cremer-Sijmons[12]. A child of him was Ivan Cremer[13].

Death and Burial

Jan Cremer died on June 19, 2024[5]. He died in Amsterdam[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Cremer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Jan Cremer born?

Born in Enschede[2], Jan Cremer…

Where did Jan Cremer die?

Jan Cremer died in Amsterdam[4].

Who was Jan Cremer married to?

Jan Cremer's spouses include Babette Cremer-Sijmons[12].

What did Jan Cremer do for work?

Jan Cremer worked as writer[6], painter[7], photographer[8], lithographer[9], and printmaker[10].

Where did Jan Cremer go to school?

Jan Cremer was educated at Royal Academy of Art[17].

What awards did Jan Cremer receive?

Honors received include Multatuli Award[18], Prose prize of the City of Amsterdam[19], and Q2104800[20].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Q2451336. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . nu.nl. nu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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