Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn

Dutch sailor
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Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn

Summary

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn is a human[1]. Born in Delft[2], he… he was born on +1556-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in South China Sea[4]. He died on +1623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a samurai[6] and explorer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn was born in Delft[2].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn died in South China Sea[4].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn was born on +1556-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn died on +1623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn held citizenship in Dutch Republic[9].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's professions included samurai[6].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn worked as an explorer[7].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's image is recorded as Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn, Museum Kuroshima.jpg[10].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn is recorded as male[11].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's Commons category is recorded as Jan Joosten[13].
  • The cause of death was drowning[14].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07rnqt[15].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's given name is recorded as Jan[16].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's given name is recorded as Joosten[17].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[18].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[19].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Van_Lodensteyn-8[20].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's Prabook ID is recorded as 1345142[21].
  • Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's member of the crew of is recorded as De Liefde[22].

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Origins and Family

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's place of birth was Delft[2]. He was born on +1556-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include samurai[6] and explorer[7].

Death and Burial

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn died on +1623-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in South China Sea[4]. The cause of death was drowning[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn include Yaesu[23], a chōchō[24], in Japan[25].

Why It Matters

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for him include Yaesu[23], a chōchō[24], in Japan[25].

FAQs

Where was Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn born?

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn's place of birth was Delft[2].

Where did Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn die?

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn passed away in South China Sea[4].

What did Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn do for work?

Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn worked as samurai[6] and explorer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . mairi.me. mairi.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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