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Jan Swammerdam

Dutch entomologist and beekeeper (1637-1680)
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Jan Swammerdam
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 12, 1637
Date of death
February 17, 1680
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Place of death
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[10]
Occupation
beekeeper, entomologist, physician, anatomist, naturalist, biologist[11]
Field of work
entomology[12]
Educated at
Leiden University[13]
Doctoral advisor
Franciscus Sylvius[14]
Cause of death
malaria[18]
Work location
Amsterdam[22]
Student of
Johannes van Horne[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Dutch[33][34]
Archives at
Göttingen State and University Library[17]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia, New International Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Family name
Swammerdam[20]
Given name
Jan[21]
Influenced by
Antoinette Bourignon[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in native language
Jan Swammerdam[35]
Residence
Holland[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Swammerdam en Swammerdam en Johann Jacob Swammerdam ar يان زفامردام da Swammerdam da Schwammerdam de Johann Jacob Swammerdam de Swammerdam es Swammerdam es Jan Swammerdan es Swammerdan fa یان سوامردام fr Johann Jacob Swammerdam fr Swammerdam he יאן סוואמרדם it Johann Jacob Swammerdam it Swammerdam ja スワムメルダム ja ヤン・スワンメルダム ko 얀 슈밤메르담
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ISNI
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academic Tree ID
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Alvin ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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BHL creator ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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BabelNet ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Darwin Correspondence ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
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ECARTICO person ID
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Edition humboldt digital ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Entomologists of the World ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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KSW person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Larousse ID
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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Medvik ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NBM authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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RKDartists ID
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Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
111261
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
2193
The Galileo Project ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/276127
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11346149-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZOBODAT person ID
19047

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, New International Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Occupation 6
physician, biologist, beekeeper, naturalist, entomologist, anatomist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Latin, Dutch
Archives at 1
Göttingen State and University Library
Cause of death 1
malaria
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Doctoral advisor 1
Franciscus Sylvius
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Field of work 1
entomology
Given name 1
Jan
Influenced by 1
Antoinette Bourignon
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Swammerdam Medal
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Place of death 1
Amsterdam
Residence 1
Holland
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Johannes van Horne
Teachers 1
Johannes van Horne
Work location 1
Amsterdam
← Discoverer or inventor 1
red blood cell
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Summary

Jan Swammerdam was born on February 12, 1637[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on February 17, 1680[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a beekeeper[5], entomologist[6], physician[7], anatomist[8], and naturalist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Swammerdam include Swammerdam Medal[36], a science award[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1880[39].

Why It Matters

Jan Swammerdam is credited with the discovery of red blood cell[40], a cell type[41]. Entities named for him include Swammerdam Medal[36], a science award[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1880[39].

FAQs

Where was Jan Swammerdam born?

Jan Swammerdam was born in Amsterdam[2].

Where did Jan Swammerdam die?

Jan Swammerdam passed away in Amsterdam[4].

What did Jan Swammerdam do for work?

Jan Swammerdam worked as a beekeeper[5], entomologist[6], physician[7], anatomist[8], and naturalist[9].

Where did Jan Swammerdam go to school?

Jan Swammerdam was educated at Leiden University[13].

What did Jan Swammerdam discover?

Jan Swammerdam is credited as discoverer of red blood cell[40].

Related Entities

Dutch Republic entomology Leiden University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Diccionario Enciclopédico Salvat Universal. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Diccionario Enciclopédico Salvat Universal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  4. 11w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BabelNet ID → 00047965n
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  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 23w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Dutch entomologist and beekeeper (1637-1680)
    Plaque image → Swammerdam Jan,Naturhistorisches Museum,Vienna.jpg
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  9. 25w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 4636
    Wikidata description → Dutch entomologist and beekeeper (1637-1680)
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 4636, batch #258229"
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