Jan Gehl

Summary

Jan Gehl is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Copenhagen^[2]. He was born on +1936-09-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an architect^[4] and urban planner^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Copenhagen^[2], Jan Gehl…
• Jan Gehl was born on +1936-09-17T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jan Gehl was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Jan Gehl held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[8].
• Jan Gehl worked as an architect^[4].
• Jan Gehl worked as an urban planner^[5].
• Jan Gehl's field of work was architecture^[9].
• Jan Gehl's education included a stint at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[10].
• Jan Gehl received the Prince Eugen Medal^[11].
• Jan Gehl received the N. L. Høyen medal^[12].
• Jan Gehl received the Abercrombie Prize^[13].
• Jan Gehl received the C. F. Hansen Medal^[14].
• Jan Gehl received the Q10726623^[15].
• Jan Gehl's image is recorded as Jan Gehl 2006.jpg^[16].
• Jan Gehl is recorded as male^[17].
• Jan Gehl's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Jan Gehl's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121472881^[19].
• Jan Gehl's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120606534^[20].
• Jan Gehl's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 171585906^[21].
• Jan Gehl's GND ID is recorded as 139240772^[22].
• Jan Gehl's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86050722^[23].
• Jan Gehl's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500228871^[24].
• Jan Gehl's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14588050q^[25].
• Jan Gehl's IdRef ID is recorded as 123229499^[26].
• Jan Gehl's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01779121^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Gehl was born in Copenhagen^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1936-09-17T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].

Education

Jan Gehl's education included a stint at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[10]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[4] and urban planner^[5]. Jan Gehl's field of work was architecture^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Prince Eugen Medal^[11], a medallion^[29], in Sweden^[30], founded in 1945^[31]; N. L. Høyen medal^[12], an art prize^[32], in Denmark^[33], founded in 1984^[34]; Abercrombie Prize^[13], an architecture award^[35], founded in 1961^[36]; C. F. Hansen Medal^[14], an architecture award^[37], in Denmark^[38], founded in 1830^[39]; and Q10726623^[15].

Why It Matters

Jan Gehl ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

FAQs

Where was Jan Gehl born?

Born in Copenhagen^[2], Jan Gehl…

What did Jan Gehl do for work?

Jan Gehl worked as architect^[4] and urban planner^[5].

Where did Jan Gehl go to school?

Jan Gehl was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts^[10].

What awards did Jan Gehl receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal^[11], N. L. Høyen medal^[12], Abercrombie Prize^[13], and C. F. Hansen Medal^[14].