Piet Meertens

Summary

Piet Meertens is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Middelburg^[2]. He was born on September 6, 1899^[3]. He passed away in Amstelveen^[4]. He died on October 28, 1985^[5]. He worked as a literary critic^[6], manager^[7], linguist^[8], and folklorist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Piet Meertens's place of birth was Middelburg^[2].
• Piet Meertens passed away in Amstelveen^[4].
• Piet Meertens was born on September 6, 1899^[3].
• Piet Meertens died on October 28, 1985^[5].
• Piet Meertens held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[11].
• Dutch was Piet Meertens's native language^[12].
• Piet Meertens's professions included literary critic^[6].
• Piet Meertens worked as a manager^[7].
• Piet Meertens's professions included linguist^[8].
• Piet Meertens's professions included folklorist^[9].
• Among Piet Meertens's employers was Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[13].
• Piet Meertens was educated at Utrecht University^[14].
• Piet Meertens was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[15].
• Piet Meertens was a member of Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde^[16].
• Piet Meertens is recorded as male^[17].
• Piet Meertens's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Piet Meertens's Commons category is recorded as Piet Meertens^[19].
• Piet Meertens's family name is recorded as Meertens^[20].
• Piet Meertens's given name is recorded as Piet^[21].
• Piet Meertens's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch^[22].
• Piet Meertens's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights^[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Middelburg^[2], Piet Meertens… he was born on September 6, 1899^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[12].

Education

Piet Meertens's education included a stint at Utrecht University^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include literary critic^[6], manager^[7], linguist^[8], and folklorist^[9]. Piet Meertens was employed by Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[13].

Death and Burial

Piet Meertens died on October 28, 1985^[5]. He died in Amstelveen^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Piet Meertens include Meertens Institute^[24], a research institute^[25], in Netherlands^[26], founded in 1930^[27], headquartered in Amsterdam^[28].

Why It Matters

Piet Meertens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[10] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for him include Meertens Institute^[24], a research institute^[25], in Netherlands^[26], founded in 1930^[27], headquartered in Amsterdam^[28].

FAQs

Where was Piet Meertens born?

Piet Meertens's place of birth was Middelburg^[2].

Where did Piet Meertens die?

Piet Meertens died in Amstelveen^[4].

What did Piet Meertens do for work?

Piet Meertens worked as literary critic^[6], manager^[7], linguist^[8], and folklorist^[9].

Where did Piet Meertens go to school?

Piet Meertens was educated at Utrecht University^[14].