Jan van Toorn

Summary

Jan van Toorn is a human^[1]. Born in Tiel^[2], he… he was born on +1932-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on +2020-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a graphic designer^[6], photographer^[7], typographer^[8], postage stamp designer^[9], and poster artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Jan van Toorn was born in Tiel^[2].
• Jan van Toorn died in Amsterdam^[4].
• Jan van Toorn was born on +1932-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jan van Toorn died on +2020-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Jan van Toorn held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Jan van Toorn's native language^[13].
• Jan van Toorn's professions included graphic designer^[6].
• Jan van Toorn's professions included photographer^[7].
• Jan van Toorn's professions included typographer^[8].
• Jan van Toorn's professions included postage stamp designer^[9].
• Jan van Toorn worked as a poster artist^[10].
• Jan van Toorn's professions included exhibition designer^[14].
• Jan van Toorn's field of work was graphic design^[15].
• Jan van Toorn was employed by Jan van Eyck Academie^[16].
• Jan van Toorn was employed by Jumbo Games^[17].
• Among Jan van Toorn's employers was Sikkens^[18].
• Among Jan van Toorn's employers was Van Abbemuseum^[19].
• Among Jan van Toorn's employers was PTT^[20].
• Jan van Toorn was employed by Wereldmuseum Amsterdam^[21].
• Jan van Toorn's education included a stint at Gerrit Rietveld Academie^[22].
• Jan van Toorn received the H.N. Werkman Award^[23].
• Jan van Toorn received the H.N. Werkman Award^[24].
• Jan van Toorn received the BNO Piet Zwart Prijs^[25].
• Jan van Toorn was a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale^[26].
• Jan van Toorn was a member of Vereniging van Beoefenaars der Gebonden Kunsten^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan van Toorn's place of birth was Tiel^[2]. He was born on +1932-05-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Education

Jan van Toorn's education included a stint at Gerrit Rietveld Academie^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include graphic designer^[6], photographer^[7], typographer^[8], postage stamp designer^[9], poster artist^[10], and exhibition designer^[14]. Jan van Toorn's field of work was graphic design^[15]. Employers include Jan van Eyck Academie^[16], an art academy^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1948^[30], headquartered in Maastricht^[31]; Jumbo Games^[17], a board game publishing company^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1853^[34], headquartered in Zaandam^[35]; Sikkens^[18], a business^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1792^[38], headquartered in Sassenheim^[39]; Van Abbemuseum^[19], an art museum^[40], in Netherlands^[41], founded in 1936^[42], headquartered in Eindhoven^[43]; PTT^[20], a business^[44], in Netherlands^[45], founded in 1918^[46], headquartered in The Hague^[47]; and Wereldmuseum Amsterdam^[21], a museum^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1864^[50], headquartered in Amsterdam^[51].

Recognition

Awards received include H.N. Werkman Award^[23], an award^[52], in Netherlands^[53], founded in 1945^[54] and BNO Piet Zwart Prijs^[25], a Dutch Design Awards^[55], in Netherlands^[56], founded in 1983^[57].

Death and Burial

Jan van Toorn died on +2020-11-13T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Amsterdam^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan van Toorn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[11] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Toorn born?

Jan van Toorn was born in Tiel^[2].

Where did Jan van Toorn die?

Jan van Toorn passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Jan van Toorn do for work?

Jan van Toorn worked as graphic designer^[6], photographer^[7], typographer^[8], postage stamp designer^[9], and poster artist^[10].

Where did Jan van Toorn go to school?

Jan van Toorn was educated at Gerrit Rietveld Academie^[22].

What awards did Jan van Toorn receive?

Honors received include H.N. Werkman Award^[23], H.N. Werkman Award^[24], and BNO Piet Zwart Prijs^[25].