Jan Luiten van Zanden

Dutch economy historian
Person human Q16215657
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Summary

Jan Luiten van Zanden was born on January 1, 1955[1], in IJmuiden[2]. He has worked as an economic historian[3], university teacher[4], professor[5], and economist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 15, 1955[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[9]
  • Native language: Dutch[10]
  • Field of work: economic history[11]
  • Employer: University of Groningen[12], Utrecht University[13], Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[14]
  • Educated at: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[15], Wageningen University & Research[16]
  • Award received: Spinoza Prize[17]
  • Member of: Academia Europaea[18], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Jan Luiten van Zanden[21]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[22]
  • Family name: van Zanden[23]
  • Given name: Jan[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[25]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[26]

Why It Matters

Jan Luiten van Zanden is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Jan Luiten van Zanden born?

Jan Luiten van Zanden was born in IJmuiden[2].

What did Jan Luiten van Zanden do for work?

Jan Luiten van Zanden worked as an economic historian[3], university teacher[4], professor[5], and economist[6].

Where did Jan Luiten van Zanden go to school?

Jan Luiten van Zanden was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[15] and Wageningen University & Research[16].

What awards did Jan Luiten van Zanden receive?

Honors received include Spinoza Prize[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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