Jan Ingenhousz

Summary

Jan Ingenhousz is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Breda^[2]. He was born on December 8, 1730^[3]. He passed away in Bowood House^[4]. He died on September 7, 1799^[5]. He worked as a botanist^[6], physician^[7], physicist^[8], physiologist^[9], and chemist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jan Ingenhousz was born in Breda^[2].
• Jan Ingenhousz died in Bowood House^[4].
• Jan Ingenhousz was born on December 8, 1730^[3].
• Jan Ingenhousz was born on January 1, 1730^[12].
• Jan Ingenhousz died on September 7, 1799^[5].
• Jan Ingenhousz held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[13].
• Jan Ingenhousz held citizenship in Batavian Republic^[14].
• Jan Ingenhousz's professions included botanist^[6].
• Jan Ingenhousz worked as a physician^[7].
• Jan Ingenhousz's professions included physicist^[8].
• Jan Ingenhousz's professions included physiologist^[9].
• Jan Ingenhousz worked as a chemist^[10].
• Jan Ingenhousz worked as a biologist^[15].
• Jan Ingenhousz was educated at Leiden University^[16].
• Jan Ingenhousz was educated at UCLouvain^[17].
• Jan Ingenhousz was educated at Old University of Leuven^[18].
• Jan Ingenhousz received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[19].
• Jan Ingenhousz received the Royal Society Bakerian Medal^[20].
• Jan Ingenhousz was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Jan Ingenhousz was a member of American Philosophical Society^[22].
• Jan Ingenhousz was influenced by Pieter van Musschenbroek^[23].
• Jan Ingenhousz is recorded as male^[24].
• Jan Ingenhousz's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Jan Ingenhousz supervised Han (Henricus) Eduard Hubertus Meijer as a doctoral student^[26].
• Jan Ingenhousz's Commons category is recorded as Jan Ingenhousz^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Ingenhousz's place of birth was Breda^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 8, 1730^[3] and January 1, 1730^[12].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[16], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1575^[30], headquartered in Leiden^[31]; UCLouvain^[17], a Catholic university^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 1970^[34], headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve^[35]; and Old University of Leuven^[18], a Studium Generale^[36], in Duchy of Brabant^[37], founded in 1425^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[6], physician^[7], physicist^[8], physiologist^[9], chemist^[10], and biologist^[15]. Jan Ingenhousz supervised Han (Henricus) Eduard Hubertus Meijer as a doctoral student^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], a fellowship award^[39], in United Kingdom^[40] and Royal Society Bakerian Medal^[20], a science award^[41].

Death and Burial

Jan Ingenhousz died on September 7, 1799^[5]. He died in Bowood House^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Ingenhousz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Jan Ingenhousz born?

Jan Ingenhousz's place of birth was Breda^[2].

Where did Jan Ingenhousz die?

Jan Ingenhousz died in Bowood House^[4].

What did Jan Ingenhousz do for work?

Jan Ingenhousz worked as botanist^[6], physician^[7], physicist^[8], physiologist^[9], and chemist^[10].

Where did Jan Ingenhousz go to school?

Jan Ingenhousz was educated at Leiden University^[16], UCLouvain^[17], and Old University of Leuven^[18].

What awards did Jan Ingenhousz receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[19] and Royal Society Bakerian Medal^[20].