Jay Van Andel

American businessman (1924–2004)
Person human Q380156
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Jay Van Andel

Summary

Jay Van Andel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Grand Rapids[2]. He was born on +1924-06-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Ada Township[4]. He died on +2004-12-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jay Van Andel's place of birth was Grand Rapids[2].
  • Jay Van Andel passed away in Ada Township[4].
  • Jay Van Andel was born on +1924-06-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jay Van Andel died on +2004-12-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jay Van Andel is buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens[8].
  • A child of Jay Van Andel was Barb Van Andel-Gaby[9].
  • Jay Van Andel held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Jay Van Andel worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Jay Van Andel's education included a stint at Calvin University[11].
  • Jay Van Andel's religion is recorded as Christian Reformed Church in North America[12].
  • Jay Van Andel's image is recorded as Richard DeVos Jay Van Andel Gerald R. Ford.jpg[13].
  • Jay Van Andel is recorded as male[14].
  • Jay Van Andel's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jay Van Andel was affiliated with the Republican Party[16].
  • Jay Van Andel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109530735[17].
  • Jay Van Andel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9159989[18].
  • Jay Van Andel's GND ID is recorded as 13764664X[19].
  • Jay Van Andel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98039670[20].
  • Jay Van Andel's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00765247[21].
  • The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[22].
  • Jay Van Andel's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 10078326[23].
  • Jay Van Andel's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[24].
  • Jay Van Andel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ml93[25].
  • Jay Van Andel's Open Library ID is recorded as OL227626A[26].
  • Jay Van Andel's family name is recorded as Q56546849[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jay Van Andel was born in Grand Rapids[2]. He was born on +1924-06-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jay Van Andel's education included a stint at Calvin University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Jay Van Andel's professions included entrepreneur[6].

Personal Life

A child of Jay Van Andel was Barb Van Andel-Gaby[9]. His religion is recorded as Christian Reformed Church in North America[12]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party[16].

Death and Burial

Jay Van Andel died on +2004-12-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Ada Township[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[22]. Burial took place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens[8].

Why It Matters

Jay Van Andel ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jay Van Andel born?

Born in Grand Rapids[2], Jay Van Andel…

Where did Jay Van Andel die?

Jay Van Andel died in Ada Township[4].

What did Jay Van Andel do for work?

Jay Van Andel worked as entrepreneur[6].

Where did Jay Van Andel go to school?

Jay Van Andel was educated at Calvin University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . notablebiographies.com. notablebiographies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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