Jan van Beers

Flemish teacher, librarian and poet (1821-1888)
Person human Q975292
Jan van Beers
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Jan van Beers

Summary

Jan van Beers is a human[1]. His place of birth was Antwerp[2]. He was born on +1821-02-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Antwerp[4]. He died on +1888-11-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], linguist[8], school teacher[9], and librarian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jan van Beers was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Jan van Beers passed away in Antwerp[4].
  • Jan van Beers was born on +1821-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan van Beers died on +1888-11-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan van Beers held citizenship in Belgium[12].
  • Jan van Beers's professions included poet[6].
  • Jan van Beers's professions included writer[7].
  • Jan van Beers's professions included linguist[8].
  • Jan van Beers's professions included school teacher[9].
  • Jan van Beers worked as a librarian[10].
  • Jan van Beers's professions included literary scholar[13].
  • Jan van Beers's education included a stint at Berthoutinstituut Klein Seminarie[14].
  • Jan van Beers was educated at Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen[15].
  • Jan van Beers was a member of Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde[16].
  • Jan van Beers's image is recorded as Jan Van Beers.jpg[17].
  • Jan van Beers is recorded as male[18].
  • Jan van Beers's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jan van Beers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077371572[20].
  • Jan van Beers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 80325977[21].
  • Jan van Beers's GND ID is recorded as 13588568X[22].
  • Jan van Beers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010045718[23].
  • Jan van Beers's Commons category is recorded as Jan Van Beers (poet)[24].
  • Jan van Beers's SBN author ID is recorded as LO1V303940[25].
  • Jan van Beers's archives at is recorded as Letterenhuis[26].
  • Jan van Beers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05480z[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Antwerp[2], Jan van Beers… he was born on +1821-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Berthoutinstituut Klein Seminarie[14], a school[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1830[30] and Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen[15], a school[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1884[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], linguist[8], school teacher[9], librarian[10], and literary scholar[13].

Death and Burial

Jan van Beers died on +1888-11-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Antwerp[4].

Why It Matters

Jan van Beers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Beers born?

Born in Antwerp[2], Jan van Beers…

Where did Jan van Beers die?

Jan van Beers passed away in Antwerp[4].

What did Jan van Beers do for work?

Jan van Beers worked as poet[6], writer[7], linguist[8], school teacher[9], and librarian[10].

Where did Jan van Beers go to school?

Jan van Beers was educated at Berthoutinstituut Klein Seminarie[14] and Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Guido Gezelle Archief van de Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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