Joost van der Westhuizen

Summary

Joost van der Westhuizen is a human^[1]. Born in Pretoria^[2], he… he was born on +1971-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Johannesburg^[4]. He died on +2017-02-06T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a rugby union player^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Joost van der Westhuizen was born in Pretoria^[2].
• Joost van der Westhuizen died in Johannesburg^[4].
• Joost van der Westhuizen was born on +1971-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Joost van der Westhuizen died on +2017-02-06T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Joost van der Westhuizen held citizenship in South Africa^[8].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's professions included rugby union player^[6].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's education included a stint at University of Pretoria^[9].
• Joost van der Westhuizen received the World Rugby Hall of Fame^[10].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's image is recorded as Joost RWC 1995.jpg^[11].
• Joost van der Westhuizen is recorded as male^[12].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's member of sports team is recorded as Blue Bulls^[14].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's member of sports team is recorded as Bulls^[15].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's member of sports team is recorded as South Africa national rugby union team^[16].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000038355940^[17].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41176720^[18].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99274480^[19].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's Commons category is recorded as Joost van der Westhuizen^[20].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's position played on team / speciality is recorded as scrum-half^[21].
• The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis^[22].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's sport is recorded as rugby union^[23].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's sport is recorded as rugby sevens^[24].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05swyz^[25].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's family name is recorded as van der Westhuizen^[26].
• Joost van der Westhuizen's given name is recorded as Joost^[27].

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Origins and Family

Joost van der Westhuizen was born in Pretoria^[2]. He was born on +1971-02-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Joost van der Westhuizen was educated at University of Pretoria^[9].

Career and Affiliations

Joost van der Westhuizen's professions included rugby union player^[6].

Recognition

Joost van der Westhuizen received the World Rugby Hall of Fame^[10].

Death and Burial

Joost van der Westhuizen died on +2017-02-06T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Johannesburg^[4]. The cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis^[22].

Why It Matters

Joost van der Westhuizen ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,150 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

FAQs

Where was Joost van der Westhuizen born?

Born in Pretoria^[2], Joost van der Westhuizen…

Where did Joost van der Westhuizen die?

Joost van der Westhuizen died in Johannesburg^[4].

What did Joost van der Westhuizen do for work?

Joost van der Westhuizen worked as rugby union player^[6].

Where did Joost van der Westhuizen go to school?

Joost van der Westhuizen was educated at University of Pretoria^[9].

What awards did Joost van der Westhuizen receive?

Honors received include World Rugby Hall of Fame^[10].