Menno-Jan Kraak

Dutch cartographer and former president of the ICA
Person human Q23015026
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Menno-Jan Kraak

Summary

Menno-Jan Kraak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vaassen[2]. He was born on +1958-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cartographer[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Menno-Jan Kraak was born in Vaassen[2].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak was born on +1958-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak worked as a cartographer[4].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's field of work was geographer[8].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak held the position of president[9].
  • Among Menno-Jan Kraak's employers was Utrecht University[10].
  • Among Menno-Jan Kraak's employers was University of Twente[11].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's education included a stint at Utrecht University[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Menno-Jan Kraak is Mapping for a Sustainable World[13].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak is recorded as male[14].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114879659[16].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12463521[17].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's GND ID is recorded as 1055766405[18].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87848609[19].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's IdRef ID is recorded as 050198025[20].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-8605-0484[21].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c38jck[22].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as osd2010555519[23].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's family name is recorded as Kraak[24].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's given name is recorded as Menno-Jan[25].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073743232[26].
  • Menno-Jan Kraak's NUKAT ID is recorded as n98096186[27].

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Origins and Family

Menno-Jan Kraak's place of birth was Vaassen[2]. He was born on +1958-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Menno-Jan Kraak's education included a stint at Utrecht University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartographer[4] and university teacher[5]. Menno-Jan Kraak's field of work was geographer[8]. Employers include Utrecht University[10], a public research university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Utrecht[31] and University of Twente[11], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1961[34], headquartered in Enschede[35]. He held the position of president[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Menno-Jan Kraak is Mapping for a Sustainable World[13].

Why It Matters

Menno-Jan Kraak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Menno-Jan Kraak born?

Menno-Jan Kraak was born in Vaassen[2].

What did Menno-Jan Kraak do for work?

Menno-Jan Kraak worked as cartographer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Menno-Jan Kraak go to school?

Menno-Jan Kraak was educated at Utrecht University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . icaci.org. icaci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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