Joan Henri van der Waals

Dutch physicist
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Joan Henri van der Waals

Summary

Joan Henri van der Waals is a human[1]. He was born in Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1920-05-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Leiden[4]. He died on +2022-06-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6], university teacher[7], experimental physicist[8], and physicist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amsterdam[2], Joan Henri van der Waals…
  • Joan Henri van der Waals passed away in Leiden[4].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals was born on +1920-05-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals was born on +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals died on +2022-06-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Dutch was Joan Henri van der Waals's native language[13].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals worked as a chemist[6].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's professions included experimental physicist[8].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals worked as a physicist[9].
  • Among Joan Henri van der Waals's employers was Leiden University[14].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam[15].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals was educated at University of Groningen[16].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's education included a stint at University of Groningen[17].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's doctoral advisor was Jan Joop Hermans[18].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals received the Bourke Award[19].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals is recorded as male[21].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals supervised Jan Schmidt as a doctoral student[23].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals supervised Edgar Jozef Joannes Groenen as a doctoral student[24].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals supervised Philip Vergragt as a doctoral student[25].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281852985[26].
  • Joan Henri van der Waals's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 133609[27].

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Origins and Family

Joan Henri van der Waals's place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1920-05-02T00:00:00Z[3] and +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z[11]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at University of Amsterdam[15], a university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1632[30], headquartered in Amsterdam[31] and University of Groningen[16], a public research university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1614[34], headquartered in Groningen[35]. Joan Henri van der Waals's doctoral advisor was Jan Joop Hermans[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6], university teacher[7], experimental physicist[8], and physicist[9]. Among Joan Henri van der Waals's employers was Leiden University[14]. Doctoral students include Jan Schmidt[23]; Edgar Jozef Joannes Groenen[24]; and Philip Vergragt[25], a university teacher[36], b. 1945[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[38].

Recognition

Joan Henri van der Waals received the Bourke Award[19].

Death and Burial

Joan Henri van der Waals died on +2022-06-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Leiden[4].

Why It Matters

Joan Henri van der Waals ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Joan Henri van der Waals born?

Joan Henri van der Waals's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Joan Henri van der Waals die?

Joan Henri van der Waals passed away in Leiden[4].

What did Joan Henri van der Waals do for work?

Joan Henri van der Waals worked as chemist[6], university teacher[7], experimental physicist[8], and physicist[9].

Where did Joan Henri van der Waals go to school?

Joan Henri van der Waals was educated at University of Amsterdam[15], University of Groningen[16], and University of Groningen[17].

What awards did Joan Henri van der Waals receive?

Honors received include Bourke Award[19].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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