Jan van Dijk

Dutch academic
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Jan van Dijk

Summary

Jan van Dijk is a human[1]. Born in Boekel[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1952[3]. He worked as a sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jan van Dijk's place of birth was Boekel[2].
  • Jan van Dijk was born on January 1, 1952[3].
  • Jan van Dijk held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Dutch was Jan van Dijk's native language[8].
  • Jan van Dijk worked as a sociologist[4].
  • Jan van Dijk worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Jan van Dijk's field of work was mass communication[9].
  • Jan van Dijk's field of work was mass media[10].
  • Jan van Dijk's field of work was sociology[11].
  • Jan van Dijk was employed by University of Twente[12].
  • Among Jan van Dijk's employers was Utrecht University[13].
  • Jan van Dijk is recorded as male[14].
  • Jan van Dijk's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jan van Dijk's family name is recorded as van Dijk[16].
  • Jan van Dijk's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan van Dijk's official website is recorded as https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/vandijk/[18].
  • Jan van Dijk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[19].
  • Jan van Dijk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jan van Dijk's different from is recorded as Jan van Dijk[21].
  • Jan van Dijk's different from is recorded as Jan van Dijk[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Boekel[2], Jan van Dijk… he was born on January 1, 1952[3]. Dutch was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mass communication[9], an academic discipline[23]; mass media[10], an academic discipline[24]; and sociology[11], an academic discipline[25]. Employers include University of Twente[12], a university[26], in Netherlands[27], founded in 1961[28], headquartered in Enschede[29] and Utrecht University[13], a public research university[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1636[32], headquartered in Utrecht[33].

Why It Matters

Jan van Dijk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Dijk born?

Born in Boekel[2], Jan van Dijk…

What did Jan van Dijk do for work?

Jan van Dijk worked as sociologist[4] and university teacher[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation sociologist, university teacher
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  2. 14d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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