Jan van Brakel

Dutch admiral
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Jan van Brakel

Summary

Jan van Brakel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rotterdam[2]. He was born on 1618[3]. He passed away in Beachy Head[4]. He died on July 10, 1690[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rotterdam[2], Jan van Brakel…
  • Jan van Brakel passed away in Beachy Head[4].
  • Jan van Brakel was born on 1618[3].
  • Jan van Brakel died on July 10, 1690[5].
  • Jan van Brakel is buried at Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk[8].
  • Jan van Brakel held citizenship in Dutch Republic[9].
  • Jan van Brakel's professions included military personnel[6].
  • Jan van Brakel is recorded as male[10].
  • Jan van Brakel's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jan van Brakel's military branch is recorded as Admiralty of Rotterdam[12].
  • Jan van Brakel's Commons category is recorded as Jan van Brakel[13].
  • Jan van Brakel's military, police or special rank is recorded as Schout-bij-nacht[14].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[15].
  • Jan van Brakel was part of the conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War[16].
  • Jan van Brakel's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan van Brakel's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18].
  • Jan van Brakel's military casualty classification is recorded as killed in action[19].

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Origins and Family

Jan van Brakel was born in Rotterdam[2]. He was born on 1618[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jan van Brakel's professions included military personnel[6].

Death and Burial

Jan van Brakel died on July 10, 1690[5]. He passed away in Beachy Head[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[15]. Burial took place at Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan van Brakel include HNLMS Jan van Brakel[20], a frigate[21].

Why It Matters

Jan van Brakel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Entities named for him include HNLMS Jan van Brakel[20], a frigate[21].

FAQs

Where was Jan van Brakel born?

Born in Rotterdam[2], Jan van Brakel…

Where did Jan van Brakel die?

Jan van Brakel passed away in Beachy Head[4].

What did Jan van Brakel do for work?

Jan van Brakel worked as military personnel[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation military personnel
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank Schout-bij-nacht
    Place of death Beachy Head
    Instance of
    Military branch Admiralty of Rotterdam
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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