Paul van der Sterren

Dutch chess player
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Paul van der Sterren

Summary

Paul van der Sterren is a human[1]. He was born in Venlo[2]. He was born on +1956-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chess player[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Venlo[2], Paul van der Sterren…
  • Paul van der Sterren was born on +1956-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul van der Sterren was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Paul van der Sterren held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Paul van der Sterren worked as a chess player[4].
  • Paul van der Sterren worked as a writer[5].
  • Paul van der Sterren's field of work was chess[9].
  • Paul van der Sterren's field of work was creative and professional writing[10].
  • Paul van der Sterren's field of work was Buddhism[11].
  • Paul van der Sterren's field of work was contemplative life[12].
  • Paul van der Sterren's field of work was mysticism[13].
  • Paul van der Sterren's image is recorded as Vandersterren.jpg[14].
  • Paul van der Sterren is recorded as male[15].
  • Paul van der Sterren's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Paul van der Sterren's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077813780[17].
  • Paul van der Sterren's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40002166[18].
  • Paul van der Sterren's GND ID is recorded as 111432227[19].
  • Paul van der Sterren's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98098297[20].
  • Paul van der Sterren's Commons category is recorded as Paul van der Sterren[21].
  • Paul van der Sterren's sport is recorded as chess[22].
  • Paul van der Sterren's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c930c[23].
  • Paul van der Sterren's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk20221140283[24].
  • Paul van der Sterren's given name is recorded as Paul[25].
  • Paul van der Sterren's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070096198[26].
  • Paul van der Sterren's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2474'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul van der Sterren was born in Venlo[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1956-03-17T00:00:00Z[3] and +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[4] and writer[5]. Fields of work include chess[9], a board game[28], founded in 0601[29]; creative and professional writing[10], an academic discipline[30]; Buddhism[11], a religion[31]; contemplative life[12], a lifestyle[32]; and mysticism[13], a way of life[33].

Why It Matters

Paul van der Sterren ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Paul van der Sterren born?

Paul van der Sterren's place of birth was Venlo[2].

What did Paul van der Sterren do for work?

Paul van der Sterren worked as chess player[4] and writer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . chessgames.com. wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ratings.fide.com. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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