Jan Koster

Summary

Jan Koster is a human^[1]. He was born in Delft^[2]. He was born on July 8, 1945^[3]. He worked as a linguist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Delft^[2], Jan Koster…
• Jan Koster was born on July 8, 1945^[3].
• Jan Koster was born on January 1, 1945^[8].
• Jan Koster held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[9].
• English was Jan Koster's native language^[10].
• Jan Koster worked as a linguist^[4].
• Jan Koster's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Jan Koster worked as a writer^[6].
• Jan Koster's field of work was linguistics^[11].
• Jan Koster's field of work was philosophy of language^[12].
• Jan Koster's field of work was general linguistics^[13].
• Among Jan Koster's employers was University of Amsterdam^[14].
• Among Jan Koster's employers was Utrecht University^[15].
• Jan Koster was employed by University of Groningen^[16].
• Jan Koster was employed by Tilburg University^[17].
• Jan Koster's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam^[18].
• Jan Koster's education included a stint at University of Groningen^[19].
• Jan Koster's doctoral advisor was Henk Verkuyl^[20].
• Jan Koster's doctoral advisor was Willem Gerrit Klooster^[21].
• Jan Koster's doctoral advisor was Kenneth L. Hale^[22].
• Jan Koster's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky^[23].
• Jan Koster is recorded as male^[24].
• Jan Koster's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Jan Koster supervised Jacob de Mey as a doctoral student^[26].
• Jan Koster supervised Radek Šimík as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Delft^[2], Jan Koster… Recorded date of birth include July 8, 1945^[3] and January 1, 1945^[8]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at University of Amsterdam^[18], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1632^[30], headquartered in Amsterdam^[31] and University of Groningen^[19], a public research university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1614^[34], headquartered in Groningen^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Henk Verkuyl^[20], a linguist^[36], b. 1938^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], specialised in linguistics^[39]; Willem Gerrit Klooster^[21], a poet^[40], 1935–2019^[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[42], awarded the Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize^[43]; Kenneth L. Hale^[22], a linguist^[44], 1934–2001^[45], of United States^[46]; and Noam Chomsky^[23], a philosopher^[47], b. 1928^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the Orwell Award^[50], specialised in linguistics^[51]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Philosophy^[52] and Doctor^[53].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6]. Fields of work include linguistics^[11], an academic discipline^[54]; philosophy of language^[12], a branch of philosophy^[55]; and general linguistics^[13], an academic discipline^[56]. Employers include University of Amsterdam^[14], a university^[57], in Netherlands^[58], founded in 1632^[59], headquartered in Amsterdam^[60]; Utrecht University^[15], a public research university^[61], in Netherlands^[62], founded in 1636^[63], headquartered in Utrecht^[64]; University of Groningen^[16], a public research university^[65], in Netherlands^[66], founded in 1614^[67], headquartered in Groningen^[68]; and Tilburg University^[17], a Catholic university^[69], in Netherlands^[70], founded in 1927^[71]. Doctoral students include Jacob de Mey^[26], 1935–2004^[72] and Radek Šimík^[27], a slavist^[73], b. 1982^[74], specialised in linguistics^[75].

Why It Matters

Jan Koster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76]

FAQs

Where was Jan Koster born?

Jan Koster's place of birth was Delft^[2].

What did Jan Koster do for work?

Jan Koster worked as linguist^[4], university teacher^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Jan Koster go to school?

Jan Koster was educated at University of Amsterdam^[18] and University of Groningen^[19].