Jan Hilgers

Dutch aviator (1886-1945)
Person human Q336993
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Jan Hilgers

Summary

Jan Hilgers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Probolinggo[2]. He was born on +1886-12-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Fort van den Bosch[4]. He died on +1945-07-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an aircraft pilot[6], military flight engineer[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Probolinggo[2], Jan Hilgers…
  • Jan Hilgers died in Fort van den Bosch[4].
  • Jan Hilgers died in Ngawi[10].
  • Jan Hilgers was born on +1886-12-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Hilgers died on +1945-07-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Hilgers held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[11].
  • Jan Hilgers worked as an aircraft pilot[6].
  • Jan Hilgers's professions included military flight engineer[7].
  • Jan Hilgers's professions included engineer[8].
  • Jan Hilgers was employed by Fokker[12].
  • Among Jan Hilgers's employers was Military Aviation of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army[13].
  • Jan Hilgers's image is recorded as Hilgers-1910.jpg[14].
  • Jan Hilgers is recorded as male[15].
  • Jan Hilgers's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jan Hilgers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000388148941[17].
  • Jan Hilgers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281236748[18].
  • Jan Hilgers's military branch is recorded as Royal Netherlands East Indies Army[19].
  • Jan Hilgers's Commons category is recorded as Jan Hilgers[20].
  • Jan Hilgers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0glrhxt[21].
  • Jan Hilgers's family name is recorded as Hilgers[22].
  • Jan Hilgers's given name is recorded as Johan[23].
  • Jan Hilgers's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 343514842[24].
  • Jan Hilgers's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[25].
  • Jan Hilgers's Early Aviators people ID is recorded as ehilgers[26].
  • Jan Hilgers's Oorlogsbronnen ID is recorded as ae0b5bbe-8d6d-47a8-9bac-712f45fa2736[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Hilgers was born in Probolinggo[2]. He was born on +1886-12-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include aircraft pilot[6], military flight engineer[7], and engineer[8]. Employers include Fokker[12], an aerospace manufacturer[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1912[30], headquartered in Berlin[31] and Military Aviation of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army[13], an army aviation component[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1914[34].

Death and Burial

Jan Hilgers died on +1945-07-21T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Fort van den Bosch[4], a fort[35], in Indonesia[36] and Ngawi[10], a capital of regency[37], in Indonesia[38], founded in 1358[39].

Why It Matters

Jan Hilgers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Jan Hilgers born?

Born in Probolinggo[2], Jan Hilgers…

Where did Jan Hilgers die?

Jan Hilgers died in Fort van den Bosch[4].

What did Jan Hilgers do for work?

Jan Hilgers worked as aircraft pilot[6], military flight engineer[7], and engineer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Q110279963. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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