Lodewijk van den Berg

Chemical engineer and astronaut (1932–2022)
Person human Q719635
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Lodewijk van den Berg

Summary

Lodewijk van den Berg is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sluiskil[2]. He was born on +1932-03-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Largo[4]. He died on +2022-10-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronaut[6] and chemist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Lodewijk van den Berg was born in Sluiskil[2].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg passed away in Largo[4].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg was born on +1932-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg died on +2022-10-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg worked as an astronaut[6].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's professions included chemist[7].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg was employed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[10].
  • Among Lodewijk van den Berg's employers was EG&G[11].
  • Among Lodewijk van den Berg's employers was Constellation Technology Corporation[12].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's education included a stint at Delft University of Technology[13].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg was educated at University of Delaware[14].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's education included a stint at University of Delaware[15].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's image is recorded as Lodewijk van den Berg.jpg[16].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg is recorded as male[17].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16351296[19].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88671421[20].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's Commons category is recorded as Lodewijk van den Berg[21].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's astronaut mission is recorded as STS-51-B[22].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02sb4y[23].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's family name is recorded as van den Berg[24].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's given name is recorded as Lodewijk[25].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's GTAA ID is recorded as 227769[26].
  • Lodewijk van den Berg's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Lodewijk van den Berg's place of birth was Sluiskil[2]. He was born on +1932-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Delft University of Technology[13], an institute of technology[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1842[30], headquartered in Delft[31] and University of Delaware[14], a land-grant university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1743[34], headquartered in Newark[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronaut[6] and chemist[7]. Employers include National Aeronautics and Space Administration[10], a space agency[36], in United States[37], founded in 1958[38], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[39]; EG&G[11], a business[40], in United States[41], founded in 1947[42], headquartered in Gaithersburg[43]; and Constellation Technology Corporation[12].

Death and Burial

Lodewijk van den Berg died on +2022-10-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Largo[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lodewijk van den Berg include 11430 Lodewijkberg[44], an asteroid[45].

Why It Matters

Lodewijk van den Berg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

Entities named for him include 11430 Lodewijkberg[44], an asteroid[45].

FAQs

Where was Lodewijk van den Berg born?

Born in Sluiskil[2], Lodewijk van den Berg…

Where did Lodewijk van den Berg die?

Lodewijk van den Berg passed away in Largo[4].

What did Lodewijk van den Berg do for work?

Lodewijk van den Berg worked as astronaut[6] and chemist[7].

Where did Lodewijk van den Berg go to school?

Lodewijk van den Berg was educated at Delft University of Technology[13], University of Delaware[14], and University of Delaware[15].

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  20. [5] . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  1. [44] . 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
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [45] . 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. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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