Jan Wit

Dutch poet (1914-1980)
Person human Q2450589
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Jan Wit

Summary

Jan Wit is a human[1]. He was born in Nijmegen[2]. He was born on July 7, 1914[3]. He died in Groningen[4]. He died on August 26, 1980[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and hymnwriter[7].

Key Facts

  • Born in Nijmegen[2], Jan Wit…
  • Jan Wit died in Groningen[4].
  • Jan Wit was born on July 7, 1914[3].
  • Jan Wit died on August 26, 1980[5].
  • Jan Wit held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Dutch was Jan Wit's native language[9].
  • Jan Wit's professions included poet[6].
  • Jan Wit's professions included hymnwriter[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Wit is Q107380363[10].
  • Jan Wit is recorded as male[11].
  • Jan Wit's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jan Wit's family name is recorded as Wit[13].
  • Jan Wit's given name is recorded as Jan[14].
  • Jan Wit's medical condition is recorded as blindness[15].
  • Jan Wit's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[16].
  • Jan Wit's subject has role is recorded as competition judge[17].
  • Jan Wit's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Christian Hymns[18].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: NL[20]

  • Began / founded: 1914-07-07[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1980-08-26[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: afc72df8-ec4a-4566-b256-ddba9dbcf025[23]

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Origins and Family

Jan Wit was born in Nijmegen[2]. He was born on July 7, 1914[3]. Dutch was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and hymnwriter[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Jan Wit is Q107380363[10].

Death and Burial

Jan Wit died on August 26, 1980[5]. He died in Groningen[4].

FAQs

Where was Jan Wit born?

Born in Nijmegen[2], Jan Wit…

Where did Jan Wit die?

Jan Wit died in Groningen[4].

What did Jan Wit do for work?

Jan Wit worked as poet[6] and hymnwriter[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

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