Johan Burgers

Dutch zoo director
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Johan Burgers

Summary

Johan Burgers is a human[1]. Born in 's-Heerenberg[2], he… he was born on +1870-01-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Arnhem[4]. He died on +1943-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a zoo director[6] and butcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Johan Burgers was born in 's-Heerenberg[2].
  • Johan Burgers died in Arnhem[4].
  • Johan Burgers was born on +1870-01-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Johan Burgers died on +1943-06-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Among Johan Burgers's spouses was Marie Burgers-Erwig[9].
  • A child of Johan Burgers was Johanna Burgers[10].
  • A child of Johan Burgers was Lucie Burgers[11].
  • Johan Burgers held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Dutch was Johan Burgers's native language[13].
  • Johan Burgers worked as a zoo director[6].
  • Johan Burgers worked as a butcher[7].
  • Johan Burgers held the position of director of Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo[14].
  • Johan Burgers's image is recorded as Johan Burgers.png[15].
  • Johan Burgers is recorded as male[16].
  • Johan Burgers's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Johan Burgers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281852565[18].
  • Johan Burgers's Commons category is recorded as Johan Burgers[19].
  • Johan Burgers's Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID is recorded as 50936964[20].
  • Johan Burgers's family name is recorded as Burgers[21].
  • Johan Burgers's given name is recorded as Johannes[22].
  • Johan Burgers's given name is recorded as Gerhardus[23].
  • Johan Burgers's given name is recorded as Hendrikus[24].
  • Johan Burgers's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 273416871[25].
  • Johan Burgers's medical condition is recorded as cancer[26].
  • Johan Burgers's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

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Origins and Family

Johan Burgers's place of birth was 's-Heerenberg[2]. He was born on +1870-01-31T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include zoo director[6] and butcher[7]. Johan Burgers held the position of director of Koninklijke Burgers' Zoo[14].

Personal Life

Johan Burgers was married to Marie Burgers-Erwig[9]. Children include Johanna Burgers[10], a businessperson[28], 1895–1943[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[30] and Lucie Burgers[11], a zoo director[31], 1898–1974[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[33].

Death and Burial

Johan Burgers died on +1943-06-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Arnhem[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johan Burgers include Royal Burgers' Zoo[34], a zoo[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1913[37], headquartered in Arnhem[38].

Why It Matters

Johan Burgers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include Royal Burgers' Zoo[34], a zoo[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1913[37], headquartered in Arnhem[38].

FAQs

Where was Johan Burgers born?

Johan Burgers's place of birth was 's-Heerenberg[2].

Where did Johan Burgers die?

Johan Burgers died in Arnhem[4].

Who was Johan Burgers married to?

Johan Burgers's spouses include Marie Burgers-Erwig[9].

What did Johan Burgers do for work?

Johan Burgers worked as zoo director[6] and butcher[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . permalink.geldersarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland 1880-2000. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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