Jean Paul Van Bendegem

mathematician, philosopher, professor
Person human Q2229166
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Jean Paul Van Bendegem

Summary

Jean Paul Van Bendegem is a human[1]. Born in Ghent[2], he… he was born on March 28, 1953[3]. He worked as a columnist[4], mathematician[5], university teacher[6], performing artist[7], and philosopher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ghent[2], Jean Paul Van Bendegem…
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem was born on March 28, 1953[3].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem was born on 1953[10].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[11].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's professions included columnist[4].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem worked as a performing artist[7].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's professions included philosopher[8].
  • Among Jean Paul Van Bendegem's employers was Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem was employed by Ghent University[13].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem is recorded as male[14].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem supervised Francis Heylighen as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem supervised Marcoen J.T.F. Cabbolet as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem supervised Koen Lefever as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem supervised Sonja Smets as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem supervised Helen De Cruz as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's given name is recorded as Jean[21].
  • Jean Paul Van Bendegem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: BE[24]

  • Began / founded: 1953-03-28[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2702005-2078-43a3-a7e9-b1eb6640d94d[26]

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Origins and Family

Jean Paul Van Bendegem's place of birth was Ghent[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 28, 1953[3] and 1953[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include columnist[4], mathematician[5], university teacher[6], performing artist[7], and philosopher[8]. Employers include Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12], a university[27], in Netherlands[28], founded in 1880[29], headquartered in VU Main building[30] and Ghent University[13], a public university[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1817[33], headquartered in Ghent[34]. Doctoral students include Francis Heylighen[16], a university teacher[35], b. 1960[36], of Belgium[37], specialised in cybernetics[38]; Marcoen J.T.F. Cabbolet[17]; Koen Lefever[18]; Sonja Smets[19], an epistemologist[39], b. 1971[40]; and Helen De Cruz[20], a researcher[41], 1978–2025[42], of Belgium[43], specialised in philosophy[44].

Why It Matters

Jean Paul Van Bendegem ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Jean Paul Van Bendegem born?

Jean Paul Van Bendegem was born in Ghent[2].

What did Jean Paul Van Bendegem do for work?

Jean Paul Van Bendegem worked as columnist[4], mathematician[5], university teacher[6], performing artist[7], and philosopher[8].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Ghent
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