Jan Smits

Dutch legal scholar
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Jan Smits

Summary

Jan Smits is a human[1]. Born in Leiden[2], he… he was born on +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a jurist[4], university teacher[5], law teacher[6], law professor[7], and academic[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jan Smits's place of birth was Leiden[2].
  • Jan Smits was born on +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Smits held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was Jan Smits's native language[11].
  • Jan Smits's professions included jurist[4].
  • Jan Smits worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Jan Smits worked as a law teacher[6].
  • Jan Smits's professions included law professor[7].
  • Jan Smits's professions included academic[8].
  • Jan Smits's professions included lawyer[12].
  • Jan Smits's field of work was jurisprudence[13].
  • Jan Smits's field of work was law[14].
  • Jan Smits's field of work was civil law[15].
  • Jan Smits was employed by Maastricht University[16].
  • Jan Smits was employed by University of Helsinki[17].
  • Jan Smits was employed by Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht[18].
  • Among Jan Smits's employers was University of Liège[19].
  • Among Jan Smits's employers was Pennsylvania State University[20].
  • Among Jan Smits's employers was Tulane University Law School[21].
  • Jan Smits's education included a stint at Leiden University[22].
  • Jan Smits was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Jan Smits is recorded as male[24].
  • Jan Smits's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Jan Smits's Commons category is recorded as Jan Smits[26].
  • Jan Smits's family name is recorded as Smits[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Smits's place of birth was Leiden[2]. He was born on +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Education

Jan Smits's education included a stint at Leiden University[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jurist[4], university teacher[5], law teacher[6], law professor[7], academic[8], and lawyer[12]. Fields of work include jurisprudence[13], an academic discipline[28]; law[14], an academic discipline[29]; and civil law[15], an area of law[30]. Employers include Maastricht University[16], a university[31], in Netherlands[32], founded in 1976[33], headquartered in Maastricht[34]; University of Helsinki[17], a public university[35], in Finland[36], founded in 1640[37], headquartered in University of Helsinki main building[38]; Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht[18], a law review[39], founded in 1964[40]; University of Liège[19], a public university[41], in Belgium[42], founded in 1817[43]; Pennsylvania State University[20], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1855[46], headquartered in Penn State University Park[47]; and Tulane University Law School[21], a law school[48], in United States[49], founded in 1847[50].

Why It Matters

Jan Smits ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Jan Smits born?

Born in Leiden[2], Jan Smits…

What did Jan Smits do for work?

Jan Smits worked as jurist[4], university teacher[5], law teacher[6], law professor[7], and academic[8].

Where did Jan Smits go to school?

Jan Smits was educated at Leiden University[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [22] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . kopkatalogs.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . app.dimensions.ai. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . ORCID Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language Dutch
    Given name Jan
    Family name Smits
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