Ton van Trier

Dutch academic and politician (1926–1983)
Person human Q2344497
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Summary

Ton van Trier was born on February 7, 1926[1], in Oss[2]. He died on November 26, 1983[3], in Eindhoven[4]. He worked as a politician[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[9]
  • Position held: rector magnificus of the Eindhoven University of Technology[10], Q123257475[11]
  • Employer: Eindhoven University of Technology[12], Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research[13]
  • Educated at: Delft University of Technology[14]
  • Member of: Scientific Council for Government Policy[15], Netherlands. Raad van Advies voor het Wetenschapsbeleid[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Member of political party: Christian Democratic Appeal[18]
  • Commons category: Ton van Trier[19]
  • Given name: Ton[20]

Why It Matters

Ton van Trier is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Ton van Trier born?

Ton van Trier's place of birth was Oss[2].

Where did Ton van Trier die?

Ton van Trier passed away in Eindhoven[4].

What did Ton van Trier do for work?

Ton van Trier worked as a politician[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ton van Trier go to school?

Ton van Trier was educated at Delft University of Technology[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Parlement.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'nl', 'pl']
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  2. 22w ago · Pennenetui3000 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parlement.com object id → 18698
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  3. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Employer → Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
    Given name → Ton
    Member of → Scientific Council for Government Policy, Netherlands. Raad van Advies voor het Wetenschapsbeleid
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