Robert Jan van Pelt

Dutch historian
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Robert Jan van Pelt

Summary

Robert Jan van Pelt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Haarlem[2]. He was born on +1955-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4], art historian[5], architectural historian[6], and historian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Robert Jan van Pelt's place of birth was Haarlem[2].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt was born on +1955-08-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Robert Jan van Pelt's native language[10].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's professions included art historian[5].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's professions included architectural historian[6].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt worked as a historian[7].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's field of work was history of architecture[11].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's field of work was cultural history[12].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's field of work was The Holocaust[13].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt was employed by University of Waterloo[14].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's education included a stint at Leiden University[15].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's doctoral advisor was Frances Yates[16].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's image is recorded as VWI LectureRJPelt.jpg[18].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt is recorded as male[19].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108917006[21].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41957768[22].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's GND ID is recorded as 121207692[23].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84236291[24].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12566796s[25].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's IdRef ID is recorded as 034974393[26].
  • Robert Jan van Pelt's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05904735[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Jan van Pelt was born in Haarlem[2]. He was born on +1955-08-15T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Robert Jan van Pelt was educated at Leiden University[15]. His doctoral advisor was Frances Yates[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4], art historian[5], architectural historian[6], and historian[7]. Fields of work include history of architecture[11], an aspect of history[29]; cultural history[12], a branch of history[30]; and The Holocaust[13], a genocide[31], in German Reich[32]. Robert Jan van Pelt was employed by University of Waterloo[14].

Recognition

Robert Jan van Pelt received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Why It Matters

Robert Jan van Pelt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Robert Jan van Pelt born?

Robert Jan van Pelt's place of birth was Haarlem[2].

What did Robert Jan van Pelt do for work?

Robert Jan van Pelt worked as university teacher[4], art historian[5], architectural historian[6], and historian[7].

Where did Robert Jan van Pelt go to school?

Robert Jan van Pelt was educated at Leiden University[15].

What awards did Robert Jan van Pelt receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . 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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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