Joan Melchior Kemper

Dutch jurist and politician (1776-1824)
Person human Q1690766
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Summary

Joan Melchior Kemper was born on April 26, 1776[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on July 20, 1824[3], in Leiden[4]. He worked as a jurist[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Father: Joan Hendrik Kemper[10]
  • Mother: Elisabeth Becker[11]
  • Spouse: Christina Catharina de Vries[12]
  • Child: Jkvr. Christina Berendina Kemper[13], Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[15]
  • Native language: Dutch[16]
  • Position held: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[17], rector magnificus of Leiden University[18]
  • Employer: Leiden University[19], Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam[20]
  • Member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Commons category: Joan Melchior Kemper[23]
  • Archives at: Nationaal Archief[24]
  • Family name: Kemper[25]
  • Given name: Joan[26], Melchior[27]
  • Depicted by: Q114808161[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[30]
  • Has works in the collection: Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen[31], National Museum Paleis het Loo[32]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[33]

Why It Matters

Joan Melchior Kemper has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Joan Melchior Kemper born?

Joan Melchior Kemper's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Joan Melchior Kemper die?

Joan Melchior Kemper died in Leiden[4].

Who were Joan Melchior Kemper's parents?

Joan Melchior Kemper's father was Joan Hendrik Kemper[10]. Joan Melchior Kemper's mother was Elisabeth Becker[11].

Who was Joan Melchior Kemper married to?

Joan Melchior Kemper's spouses include Christina Catharina de Vries[12].

What did Joan Melchior Kemper do for work?

Joan Melchior Kemper worked as a jurist[5], politician[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitree person id → Kemper-1949
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54052|batch #54052]]: P2949 Relatives"
  2. 21w ago · Pennenetui3000 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parlement.com object id → 19868
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32232|batch #32232]]: Parlement.com old to new"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Jkvr. Christina Berendina Kemper, Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
  4. 23w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → —
    Spouse → Christina Catharina de Vries
    Movement → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Spouse: Christina Catharina de Vries, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator|Relator2]]"
  5. 23w ago · Mathijsloo · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → jurist, politician, university teacher +1
    Has works in the collection → Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen, National Museum Paleis het Loo
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Floruit: 1830s"
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