Jan van Hooff

Dutch biologist
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Jan van Hooff

Summary

Jan van Hooff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Arnhem[2]. He was born on May 15, 1936[3]. He worked as a primatologist[4], university teacher[5], and physiologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Arnhem[2], Jan van Hooff…
  • Jan van Hooff was born on May 15, 1936[3].
  • Jan van Hooff's father was Reinier van Hooff[8].
  • Jan van Hooff's mother was Lucie Burgers[9].
  • Jan van Hooff held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Jan van Hooff worked as a primatologist[4].
  • Jan van Hooff worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Jan van Hooff worked as a physiologist[6].
  • Jan van Hooff was employed by Utrecht University[11].
  • Jan van Hooff's education included a stint at University of Oxford[12].
  • Jan van Hooff was educated at Utrecht University[13].
  • Jan van Hooff was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Jan van Hooff is recorded as male[15].
  • Jan van Hooff's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jan van Hooff supervised H. de Vries as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jan van Hooff supervised Frans de Waal as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jan van Hooff's Commons category is recorded as Jan van Hooff[19].
  • Jan van Hooff's family name is recorded as van Hooff[20].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Jan[21].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Johan[22].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Antoon[23].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Reinier[24].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Alex[25].
  • Jan van Hooff's given name is recorded as Maria[26].
  • Jan van Hooff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1936-05-15[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a1a4b2ff-f46b-49c3-ad41-aaa614da504b[31]

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Origins and Family

Jan van Hooff's place of birth was Arnhem[2]. He was born on May 15, 1936[3]. His father was Reinier van Hooff[8]. His mother was Lucie Burgers[9].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[12], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1096[34], headquartered in Oxford[35] and Utrecht University[13], a public research university[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Utrecht[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include primatologist[4], university teacher[5], and physiologist[6]. Jan van Hooff was employed by Utrecht University[11]. Doctoral students include H. de Vries[17] and Frans de Waal[18], a university teacher[40], 1948–2024[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[42], awarded the Pierre Bayle award[43], specialised in ethology[44].

Why It Matters

Jan van Hooff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Hooff born?

Jan van Hooff's place of birth was Arnhem[2].

Who were Jan van Hooff's parents?

Jan van Hooff's father was Reinier van Hooff[8]. Jan van Hooff's mother was Lucie Burgers[9].

What did Jan van Hooff do for work?

Jan van Hooff worked as primatologist[4], university teacher[5], and physiologist[6].

Where did Jan van Hooff go to school?

Jan van Hooff was educated at University of Oxford[12] and Utrecht University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . 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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