Jan de Vries

Summary

Jan de Vries is a human^[1]. Born in Amsterdam^[2], he… he was born on February 11, 1890^[3]. He died in Utrecht^[4]. He died on July 23, 1964^[5]. He worked as a linguist^[6], historian of religion^[7], university teacher^[8], mythographer^[9], and translator^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jan de Vries was born in Amsterdam^[2].
• Jan de Vries died in Utrecht^[4].
• Jan de Vries was born on February 11, 1890^[3].
• Jan de Vries died on July 23, 1964^[5].
• Jan de Vries held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Jan de Vries's native language^[13].
• Jan de Vries worked as a linguist^[6].
• Jan de Vries's professions included historian of religion^[7].
• Jan de Vries worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Jan de Vries worked as a mythographer^[9].
• Jan de Vries worked as a translator^[10].
• Jan de Vries worked as an anthropologist^[14].
• Jan de Vries's field of work was linguistics^[15].
• Jan de Vries's field of work was German studies^[16].
• Jan de Vries's field of work was philology^[17].
• Jan de Vries was employed by Leiden University^[18].
• Jan de Vries was educated at University of Amsterdam^[19].
• Jan de Vries was educated at Leiden University^[20].
• Jan de Vries was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Jan de Vries was a member of Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde^[22].
• Jan de Vries is recorded as male^[23].
• Jan de Vries's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Jan de Vries's Commons category is recorded as Jan de Vries (linguist)^[25].
• Jan de Vries's archives at is recorded as Meertens Institute^[26].
• Jan de Vries's family name is recorded as De Vries^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan de Vries's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on February 11, 1890^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at University of Amsterdam^[19], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1632^[30], headquartered in Amsterdam^[31] and Leiden University^[20], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1575^[34], headquartered in Leiden^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[6], historian of religion^[7], university teacher^[8], mythographer^[9], translator^[10], and anthropologist^[14]. Fields of work include linguistics^[15], an academic discipline^[36]; German studies^[16], a field of study^[37]; and philology^[17], an academic discipline^[38]. Among Jan de Vries's employers was Leiden University^[18].

Death and Burial

Jan de Vries died on July 23, 1964^[5]. He passed away in Utrecht^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan de Vries ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Jan de Vries born?

Born in Amsterdam^[2], Jan de Vries…

Where did Jan de Vries die?

Jan de Vries passed away in Utrecht^[4].

What did Jan de Vries do for work?

Jan de Vries worked as linguist^[6], historian of religion^[7], university teacher^[8], mythographer^[9], and translator^[10].

Where did Jan de Vries go to school?

Jan de Vries was educated at University of Amsterdam^[19] and Leiden University^[20].