Jan Frans Willems

Summary

Jan Frans Willems is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Boechout^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1793^[3]. He passed away in Ghent^[4]. He died on June 24, 1846^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], musicologist^[7], ethnomusicologist^[8], romanist^[9], and historian^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Boechout^[2], Jan Frans Willems…
• Jan Frans Willems passed away in Ghent^[4].
• Jan Frans Willems was born on March 11, 1793^[3].
• Jan Frans Willems died on June 24, 1846^[5].
• Jan Frans Willems is buried at Campo Santo^[12].
• Jan Frans Willems held citizenship in Belgium^[13].
• Dutch was Jan Frans Willems's native language^[14].
• Jan Frans Willems's professions included writer^[6].
• Jan Frans Willems worked as a musicologist^[7].
• Jan Frans Willems's professions included ethnomusicologist^[8].
• Jan Frans Willems's professions included romanist^[9].
• Jan Frans Willems's professions included historian^[10].
• Jan Frans Willems's professions included linguist^[15].
• Jan Frans Willems's field of work was belletristic literature^[16].
• Jan Frans Willems's field of work was Flemish literature^[17].
• Jan Frans Willems's field of work was translation into Dutch^[18].
• Jan Frans Willems's field of work was nationalist movement^[19].
• Jan Frans Willems's education included a stint at State University of Leuven^[20].
• Jan Frans Willems was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[21].
• Jan Frans Willems was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Jan Frans Willems is recorded as male^[23].
• Jan Frans Willems's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Jan Frans Willems's Commons category is recorded as Jan Frans Willems^[25].
• Jan Frans Willems's archives at is recorded as Ghent University Library^[26].
• Jan Frans Willems's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1793-03-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1846-06-24^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8ddd5fff-1b09-442c-b8d7-b7f56433e923^[32]

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Origins and Family

Jan Frans Willems was born in Boechout^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1793^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[14].

Education

Jan Frans Willems's education included a stint at State University of Leuven^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], musicologist^[7], ethnomusicologist^[8], romanist^[9], historian^[10], and linguist^[15]. Fields of work include belletristic literature^[16], a literary genre^[33]; Flemish literature^[17], a sub-set of literature^[34], in Belgium^[35]; translation into Dutch^[18]; and nationalist movement^[19].

Death and Burial

Jan Frans Willems died on June 24, 1846^[5]. He died in Ghent^[4]. He is buried at Campo Santo^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Frans Willems include Willemsfonds^[36], an umbrella organization^[37], in Belgium^[38].

Why It Matters

Jan Frans Willems ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for him include Willemsfonds^[36], an umbrella organization^[37], in Belgium^[38].

FAQs

Where was Jan Frans Willems born?

Born in Boechout^[2], Jan Frans Willems…

Where did Jan Frans Willems die?

Jan Frans Willems died in Ghent^[4].

What did Jan Frans Willems do for work?

Jan Frans Willems worked as writer^[6], musicologist^[7], ethnomusicologist^[8], romanist^[9], and historian^[10].

Where did Jan Frans Willems go to school?

Jan Frans Willems was educated at State University of Leuven^[20].