Joop van der Horst

Dutch columnist, university professor and writer
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Joop van der Horst

Summary

Joop van der Horst is a human[1]. He was born in Leiden[2]. He was born on August 5, 1949[3]. He worked as a columnist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], linguist[7], and Dutch language specialist[8]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Joop van der Horst was born in Leiden[2].
  • Joop van der Horst was born on August 5, 1949[3].
  • Joop van der Horst held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Dutch was Joop van der Horst's native language[11].
  • Joop van der Horst's professions included columnist[4].
  • Joop van der Horst worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Joop van der Horst worked as a writer[6].
  • Joop van der Horst's professions included linguist[7].
  • Joop van der Horst worked as a Dutch language specialist[8].
  • Joop van der Horst's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Joop van der Horst's field of work was Dutch studies[13].
  • Among Joop van der Horst's employers was Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[14].
  • Joop van der Horst is recorded as male[15].
  • Joop van der Horst's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Joop van der Horst's given name is recorded as Joop[17].
  • Joop van der Horst's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[18].

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Origins and Family

Joop van der Horst was born in Leiden[2]. He was born on August 5, 1949[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include columnist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], linguist[7], and Dutch language specialist[8]. Fields of work include linguistics[12], an academic discipline[19] and Dutch studies[13], an academic discipline[20], in Netherlands[21]. Among Joop van der Horst's employers was Katholieke Universiteit Leuven[14].

Why It Matters

Joop van der Horst is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

FAQs

Where was Joop van der Horst born?

Born in Leiden[2], Joop van der Horst…

What did Joop van der Horst do for work?

Joop van der Horst worked as columnist[4], university teacher[5], writer[6], linguist[7], and Dutch language specialist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . kuleuven.be. kuleuven.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . MAK. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    University of amsterdam album academicum id id052349
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6815]]: id052349, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87337745|Johannes Martinus van der Horst (#87337745)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3377|A"
  2. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Leiden
    Library of congress authority id n90624172
    Google knowledge graph id /g/122_y21q
    Date of birth +1949-08-05T00:00:00Z
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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