Simon C. Dik

Dutch linguist (1940-1995)
Person human Q2037380
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Simon C. Dik

Summary

Simon C. Dik is a human[1]. His place of birth was Delden[2]. He was born on September 6, 1940[3]. He passed away in Holysloot[4]. He died on March 1, 1995[5]. He worked as a linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Simon C. Dik's place of birth was Delden[2].
  • Simon C. Dik passed away in Holysloot[4].
  • Simon C. Dik was born on September 6, 1940[3].
  • Simon C. Dik died on March 1, 1995[5].
  • Simon C. Dik held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • English was Simon C. Dik's native language[10].
  • Simon C. Dik's professions included linguist[6].
  • Simon C. Dik's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Among Simon C. Dik's employers was University of Amsterdam[11].
  • Among Simon C. Dik's employers was University of Amsterdam[12].
  • Simon C. Dik was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Simon C. Dik is recorded as male[14].
  • Simon C. Dik's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Simon C. Dik supervised Harry C. Bunt as a doctoral student[16].
  • Simon C. Dik supervised Dik Bakker as a doctoral student[17].
  • Simon C. Dik supervised Tjoe Liong Kwee as a doctoral student[18].
  • Simon C. Dik supervised Willem Adelaar as a doctoral student[19].
  • Simon C. Dik supervised Kitty Zwart as a doctoral student[20].
  • Simon C. Dik's given name is recorded as Simon[21].
  • Simon C. Dik's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Delden[2], Simon C. Dik… he was born on September 6, 1940[3]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include University of Amsterdam[11], a university[23], in Netherlands[24], founded in 1632[25], headquartered in Amsterdam[26]. Doctoral students include Harry C. Bunt[16], a linguist[27], b. 1944[28]; Dik Bakker[17], a linguist[29], b. 1947[30]; Tjoe Liong Kwee[18]; Willem Adelaar[19], a linguist[31], b. 1948[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[33], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[34], specialised in Indigenous languages of the Americas[35]; and Kitty Zwart[20], a linguist[36], 1943–2020[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[38], specialised in hispanism[39].

Death and Burial

Simon C. Dik died on March 1, 1995[5]. He died in Holysloot[4].

Why It Matters

Simon C. Dik ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

His notable doctoral advisees include Willem Adelaar[42], a linguist[43], b. 1948[44], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[45], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[46], specialised in Indigenous languages of the Americas[47].

FAQs

Where was Simon C. Dik born?

Born in Delden[2], Simon C. Dik…

Where did Simon C. Dik die?

Simon C. Dik passed away in Holysloot[4].

What did Simon C. Dik do for work?

Simon C. Dik worked as linguist[6] and university teacher[7].

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  1. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [47] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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