Jan Ligthart

Dutch educator (1859–1916)
Person human Q2445355
Jan Ligthart
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Jan Ligthart

Summary

Jan Ligthart is a human[1]. He was born in Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1859-01-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Laag-Soeren[4]. He died on +1916-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a teacher[6] and writer[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amsterdam[2], Jan Ligthart…
  • Jan Ligthart died in Laag-Soeren[4].
  • Jan Ligthart was born on +1859-01-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Ligthart died on +1916-02-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan Ligthart held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Jan Ligthart's native language[10].
  • Jan Ligthart worked as a teacher[6].
  • Jan Ligthart's professions included writer[7].
  • Jan Ligthart's image is recorded as Jan Ligthart.jpg[11].
  • Jan Ligthart is recorded as male[12].
  • Jan Ligthart's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan Ligthart's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082396352[14].
  • Jan Ligthart's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57416922[15].
  • Jan Ligthart's GND ID is recorded as 119075172[16].
  • Jan Ligthart's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91061827[17].
  • Jan Ligthart's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14631435c[18].
  • Jan Ligthart's IdRef ID is recorded as 164369295[19].
  • Jan Ligthart's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13788822[20].
  • Jan Ligthart's Commons category is recorded as Jan Ligthart[21].
  • The cause of death was drowning[22].
  • Jan Ligthart's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07khlf1[23].
  • Jan Ligthart's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5326183A[24].
  • Jan Ligthart's Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID is recorded as 04840140[25].
  • Jan Ligthart's DBNL author ID is recorded as ligt002[26].
  • Jan Ligthart's family name is recorded as Ligthart[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Amsterdam[2], Jan Ligthart… he was born on +1859-01-11T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include teacher[6] and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Jan Ligthart died on +1916-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Laag-Soeren[4]. The cause of death was drowning[22].

Why It Matters

Jan Ligthart has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jan Ligthart born?

Born in Amsterdam[2], Jan Ligthart…

Where did Jan Ligthart die?

Jan Ligthart died in Laag-Soeren[4].

What did Jan Ligthart do for work?

Jan Ligthart worked as teacher[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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