Johan Jensen

Danish mathematician and engineer (1859–1925)
Person human Q434385
Johan Jensen
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Johan Jensen

Summary

Johan Jensen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nakskov[2]. He was born on +1859-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Copenhagen[4]. He died on +1925-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Johan Jensen's place of birth was Nakskov[2].
  • Johan Jensen died in Copenhagen[4].
  • Johan Jensen died in Frederiksberg[9].
  • Johan Jensen was born on +1859-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Johan Jensen died on +1925-03-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Johan Jensen is buried at Bispebjerg Cemetery[10].
  • Johan Jensen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[11].
  • Johan Jensen worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Johan Jensen worked as an engineer[7].
  • Johan Jensen's field of work was number theory[12].
  • Among Johan Jensen's employers was KTAS[13].
  • Johan Jensen was educated at Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt[14].
  • Johan Jensen received the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[15].
  • Johan Jensen received the Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[16].
  • Johan Jensen was a member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Johan Jensen was a member of Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters[18].
  • Johan Jensen's image is recorded as Johan Ludvig William Valdemar Jensen by Vilhelm Rieger.jpg[19].
  • Johan Jensen is recorded as male[20].
  • Johan Jensen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Johan Jensen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000029184633[22].
  • Johan Jensen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50842871[23].
  • Johan Jensen's GND ID is recorded as 172504228[24].
  • Johan Jensen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90623931[25].
  • Johan Jensen's IMDb ID is recorded as nm5269303[26].
  • Johan Jensen's Commons category is recorded as Johan Ludvig William Valdemar Jensen[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Johan Jensen was born in Nakskov[2]. He was born on +1859-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Johan Jensen was educated at Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and engineer[7]. Johan Jensen's field of work was number theory[12]. Among his employers was KTAS[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[15], a grade of an order[28], in Denmark[29] and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[16], a grade of an order[30], in Denmark[31], founded in 1808[32].

Death and Burial

Johan Jensen died on +1925-03-05T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Copenhagen[4], a largest city[33], in Denmark[34], founded in 1167[35] and Frederiksberg[9], a town[36], in Denmark[37]. Burial took place at Bispebjerg Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johan Jensen include Jensen's inequality[38], an inequality[39] and Jensen–Shannon divergence[40], a metric function[41].

Why It Matters

Johan Jensen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include Jensen's inequality[38], an inequality[39] and Jensen–Shannon divergence[40], a metric function[41].

FAQs

Where was Johan Jensen born?

Johan Jensen's place of birth was Nakskov[2].

Where did Johan Jensen die?

Johan Jensen passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Johan Jensen do for work?

Johan Jensen worked as mathematician[6] and engineer[7].

Where did Johan Jensen go to school?

Johan Jensen was educated at Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt[14].

What awards did Johan Jensen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[15] and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . biografiskleksikon.lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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