Jan Vansina

Summary

Jan Vansina is a human^[1]. Born in Antwerp^[2], he… he was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Madison^[4]. He died on +2017-02-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an anthropologist^[6], historian^[7], and Africanist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Antwerp^[2], Jan Vansina…
• Jan Vansina passed away in Madison^[4].
• Jan Vansina was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jan Vansina died on +2017-02-08T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Jan Vansina's father was Dirk Vansina^[10].
• Jan Vansina held citizenship in Belgium^[11].
• Dutch was Jan Vansina's native language^[12].
• Jan Vansina's professions included anthropologist^[6].
• Jan Vansina's professions included historian^[7].
• Jan Vansina worked as an Africanist^[8].
• Jan Vansina was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13].
• Jan Vansina's education included a stint at Catholic University of Leuven^[14].
• Jan Vansina received the Distinguished Africanist Award^[15].
• Jan Vansina received the Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[16].
• Jan Vansina received the Fellow of the British Academy^[17].
• Jan Vansina received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Jan Vansina received the ASA Best Book Prize^[19].
• Jan Vansina received the American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction^[20].
• Jan Vansina was a member of Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences^[21].
• Jan Vansina was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Jan Vansina was a member of British Academy^[23].
• Jan Vansina was a member of American Philosophical Society^[24].
• Jan Vansina was a member of Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten^[25].
• Jan Vansina is recorded as male^[26].
• Jan Vansina's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Vansina was born in Antwerp^[2]. He was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Dirk Vansina^[10]. Dutch was his native language^[12].

Education

Jan Vansina's education included a stint at Catholic University of Leuven^[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist^[6], historian^[7], and Africanist^[8]. Jan Vansina was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison^[13]. He supervised David Newbury as a doctoral student^[29].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Africanist Award^[15], an award^[30], founded in 1984^[31]; Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[16], a grade of an order^[32], in Belgium^[33]; Fellow of the British Academy^[17], a fellowship award^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1925^[38]; ASA Best Book Prize^[19], a non-fiction literary award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1965^[41]; and American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction^[20], an award^[42], founded in 1984^[43].

Death and Burial

Jan Vansina died on +2017-02-08T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Madison^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Vansina ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Jan Vansina born?

Born in Antwerp^[2], Jan Vansina…

Where did Jan Vansina die?

Jan Vansina passed away in Madison^[4].

Who were Jan Vansina's parents?

Jan Vansina's father was Dirk Vansina^[10].

What did Jan Vansina do for work?

Jan Vansina worked as anthropologist^[6], historian^[7], and Africanist^[8].

Where did Jan Vansina go to school?

Jan Vansina was educated at Catholic University of Leuven^[14].

What awards did Jan Vansina receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Africanist Award^[15], Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold^[16], Fellow of the British Academy^[17], and Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].