Jan van Essen

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Jan van Essen

Summary

Jan van Essen is a human[1]. He was born in Q2766547[2]. He was born on 1485[3]. He died in Grand-Place[4]. He died on July 1, 1523[5]. He worked as a provost[6] and Catholic priest[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan van Essen's place of birth was Q2766547[2].
  • Jan van Essen died in Grand-Place[4].
  • Jan van Essen was born on 1485[3].
  • Jan van Essen died on July 1, 1523[5].
  • Jan van Essen held citizenship in Duchy of Brabant[9].
  • Jan van Essen worked as a provost[6].
  • Jan van Essen's professions included Catholic priest[7].
  • Jan van Essen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • Jan van Essen is recorded as male[11].
  • Jan van Essen's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jan van Essen is part of Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos[13].
  • Jan van Essen's Commons category is recorded as Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos[14].
  • The cause of death was death by burning[15].
  • Jan van Essen's religious order is recorded as Augustinians[16].
  • Jan van Essen's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan van Essen's work location is recorded as Antwerp[18].
  • Jan van Essen's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[19].
  • Jan van Essen's partner in business or sport is recorded as Hendrik Vos[20].
  • Jan van Essen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan van Essen's place of birth was Q2766547[2]. He was born on 1485[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include provost[6] and Catholic priest[7].

Personal Life

Jan van Essen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

Jan van Essen died on July 1, 1523[5]. He died in Grand-Place[4]. The cause of death was death by burning[15].

Why It Matters

Jan van Essen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Essen born?

Born in Q2766547[2], Jan van Essen…

Where did Jan van Essen die?

Jan van Essen died in Grand-Place[4].

What did Jan van Essen do for work?

Jan van Essen worked as provost[6] and Catholic priest[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation provost, Catholic priest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
  2. 28d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death death by burning
    Aliases
    Part of Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos
    Languages spoken, written or signed Dutch
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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