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Jan ten Brink

Dutch writer, literary critic, historian, man of letters and professor (1834 - 1901)
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Jan ten Brink
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
June 15, 1834, 1834[10]
Date of death
July 18, 1901, July 19, 1901, 1901[11][12]
Place of birth
Appingedam
Place of death
Leiden
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[15]
Occupation
writer, literary historian, biographer, university teacher, school teacher, teacher, literary critic, philosopher[17][18][19]
Employer
Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum[20][21]
Educated at
Leiden University[22]
Father
Barend ten Brink[13]
Child
Marie ten Brink[14]
Sibling
Pieter Barend van Staden ten Brink[41]
Work location
The Hague, Leiden, Batavia[31][32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[40]
Academic degree
Doctor of Divinity, doctorate[26][27]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[43]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Onze Hoogleeraren, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature[34][35][36][37][38][39]
Family name
Brink, ten Brink[28][29]
Given name
Jan[30]
Maintained by WikiProject
Other letters from Guido Gezelle[42]
Member of
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Taal- en Letterkunde[23][24]
Native language
Dutch[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan ten Brink en J. ten Brink ar يان تن برينك fr J. ten Brink nl J. ten Brink pt J. ten Brink ru Бринк, Ян тен ru Ян тен Бринк sv Brink, Jan ten
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000037773542
VIAF cluster ID
22923980
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2006002856
GND ID
117631361
ADVN ID
per-011664
Angelicum ID
94577
BIBSYS ID
90778534
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
76382482, 59335093
British Museum person or institution ID
200055
DBNL author ID
brin017
DDB person (GND) ID
117631361
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117631361
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FAST ID
1634358
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_117631361
Freebase ID
/m/07wg__
Geni profile ID
6000000069526073075
IdRef ID
079694578
KANTL member ID
ten-brink-jan
KBR person ID
15597179
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117631361
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
393
LibriVox author ID
9761
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068412975
Open Library ID
OL2424680A
OpenMLOL author ID
45233
Parsifal cluster ID
35122
Project Gutenberg author ID
31094
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
15332
Runeberg author ID
tenbrjan
SBN author ID
IEIV139265
SHEWROTE ID
6499ce24-509e-49b0-aa39-32e9b32a4ff6
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
260098, 286773
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc7Wd4hxjmDp79kQcGrbd
Yale LUX ID
person/3195f4ca-d076-49a8-991f-2a090812d1ef

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
teacher, writer, university teacher, literary critic, biographer, school teacher, literary historian
Work location 3
The Hague, Leiden, Batavia
Academic degree 2
doctorate, Doctor of Divinity
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Employer 2
Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Family name 1
Brink
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Member of 1
Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde
Native language 1
Dutch
Place of birth 1
Appingedam
Place of death 1
Leiden
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jan ten Brink was born on June 15, 1834[1], in Appingedam[2]. He died on July 18, 1901[3], in Leiden[4]. He worked as a writer[5], literary historian[6], biographer[7], university teacher[8], and school teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan ten Brink born?

Jan ten Brink was born in Appingedam[2].

Where did Jan ten Brink die?

Jan ten Brink died in Leiden[4].

Who were Jan ten Brink's parents?

Jan ten Brink's father was Barend ten Brink[13].

What did Jan ten Brink do for work?

Jan ten Brink worked as a writer[5], literary historian[6], biographer[7], university teacher[8], and school teacher[9].

Where did Jan ten Brink go to school?

Jan ten Brink was educated at Leiden University[22].

Related Entities

Appingedam Kingdom of the Netherlands Leiden University The Hague

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Onze Hoogleeraren. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Onze Hoogleeraren. wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [12] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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