Loet Leydesdorff

Dutch cyberneticist
Person human Q6666591
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Loet Leydesdorff

Summary

Loet Leydesdorff is a human[1]. Born in Jakarta[2], he… he was born on August 21, 1948[3]. He died in Amsterdam[4]. He died on March 11, 2023[5]. He worked as a sociologist[6], economist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Loet Leydesdorff was born in Jakarta[2].
  • Loet Leydesdorff passed away in Amsterdam[4].
  • Loet Leydesdorff was born on August 21, 1948[3].
  • Loet Leydesdorff died on March 11, 2023[5].
  • Loet Leydesdorff held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • Loet Leydesdorff worked as a sociologist[6].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's professions included economist[7].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's field of work was cybernetics[11].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's field of work was technology[12].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's field of work was innovation[13].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's field of work was science communication[14].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam[15].
  • Loet Leydesdorff received the Derek John de Solla Price Award[16].
  • Loet Leydesdorff is recorded as male[17].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Loet Leydesdorff supervised Peter A.A. van den Besselaar as a doctoral student[19].
  • Loet Leydesdorff supervised Koen Frenken as a doctoral student[20].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's Commons category is recorded as Loet Leydesdorff[21].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's family name is recorded as Leydesdorff[22].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's given name is recorded as Louis[23].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's given name is recorded as André[24].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's official website is recorded as https://www.leydesdorff.net/[25].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[26].
  • Loet Leydesdorff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Loet Leydesdorff was born in Jakarta[2]. He was born on August 21, 1948[3].

Education

Loet Leydesdorff was educated at University of Amsterdam[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sociologist[6], economist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include cybernetics[11], an academic discipline[28]; technology[12], an academic discipline[29]; innovation[13], a type of process[30]; and science communication[14], an activity[31]. Doctoral students include Peter A.A. van den Besselaar[19], a researcher[32] and Koen Frenken[20], an economist[33], b. 1972[34], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[35], awarded the Marie Curie Fellowship[36].

Recognition

Loet Leydesdorff received the Derek John de Solla Price Award[16].

Death and Burial

Loet Leydesdorff died on March 11, 2023[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4].

Why It Matters

Loet Leydesdorff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Loet Leydesdorff born?

Loet Leydesdorff was born in Jakarta[2].

Where did Loet Leydesdorff die?

Loet Leydesdorff died in Amsterdam[4].

What did Loet Leydesdorff do for work?

Loet Leydesdorff worked as sociologist[6], economist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Loet Leydesdorff go to school?

Loet Leydesdorff was educated at University of Amsterdam[15].

What awards did Loet Leydesdorff receive?

Honors received include Derek John de Solla Price Award[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . LinkedIn. linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . uva.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nla trove people id 1217045
    Citizenship
    Family name Leydesdorff
    Given name Louis, André
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1315]]: 1217045, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/5490347|L. A. Leydesdorff (#5490347)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/89|Trove (People Austra"
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