Thijs de Graauw

Dutch astronomer
Person human Q23883587
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Thijs de Graauw

Summary

Thijs de Graauw is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kerkdriel[2]. He was born on +1942-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Santiago[4]. He died on +2026-04-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kerkdriel[2], Thijs de Graauw…
  • Thijs de Graauw died in Santiago[4].
  • Thijs de Graauw was born on +1942-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thijs de Graauw died on +2026-04-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Thijs de Graauw held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Thijs de Graauw's native language[10].
  • Thijs de Graauw's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Thijs de Graauw worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Thijs de Graauw was employed by Leiden University[11].
  • Among Thijs de Graauw's employers was Leiden University[12].
  • Thijs de Graauw was educated at Utrecht University[13].
  • Thijs de Graauw's doctoral advisor was Henk van Bueren[14].
  • Thijs de Graauw was a member of International Astronomical Union[15].
  • Thijs de Graauw's image is recorded as Cmb Lecture Thijs De Graauw (33215064894).jpg[16].
  • Thijs de Graauw is recorded as male[17].
  • Thijs de Graauw's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Thijs de Graauw's ISNI is recorded as 0000000076917342[19].
  • Thijs de Graauw's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 43824083[20].
  • Thijs de Graauw's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2007000051[21].
  • Thijs de Graauw's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16182686h[22].
  • Thijs de Graauw's IdRef ID is recorded as 140494588[23].
  • Thijs de Graauw's Commons category is recorded as Thijs de Graauw[24].
  • Thijs de Graauw's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 114423[25].
  • Thijs de Graauw's family name is recorded as de Graauw[26].
  • Thijs de Graauw's given name is recorded as Mattheus[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kerkdriel[2], Thijs de Graauw… he was born on +1942-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Thijs de Graauw's education included a stint at Utrecht University[13]. His doctoral advisor was Henk van Bueren[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include Leiden University[11], a university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1575[30], headquartered in Leiden[31].

Death and Burial

Thijs de Graauw died on +2026-04-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Santiago[4].

Why It Matters

Thijs de Graauw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Thijs de Graauw born?

Thijs de Graauw was born in Kerkdriel[2].

Where did Thijs de Graauw die?

Thijs de Graauw passed away in Santiago[4].

What did Thijs de Graauw do for work?

Thijs de Graauw worked as astronomer[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Thijs de Graauw go to school?

Thijs de Graauw was educated at Utrecht University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . local.strw.leidenuniv.nl. local.strw.leidenuniv.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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