Jaap Bakema

Dutch modernist architect (1914–1981)

Person human Q519135

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: March 8, 1914, March 3, 1914, 1914^[8]^[9]
Date of death: February 20, 1981
Place of birth: Groningen
Place of death: Rotterdam
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12]
Occupation: architect, designer, university teacher
Employer: Delft University of Technology, Delft University of Technology^[14]
Award received: Rome Prize^[15]
Spouse: Sia Bakema^[10]
Child: Brita Bakema^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch^[25]
Archives at: Nieuwe Instituut^[18]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[30]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[24]
Family name: Bakema^[19]
Given name: Jakob, Jacob, Berend^[20]^[21]^[22]
Has works in the collection: Nieuwe Instituut, Museum Nagele^[28]^[29]
Member of: Accademia delle Arti del Disegno^[16]
Native language: Dutch^[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project, NADD creators^[26]^[27]
Partner in business or sport: Herman Klopma^[23]

🏷️ Also known as

en Jacob Bakema en Jacob Berend Bakema en Jakob B. Bakema en J. B. Bakema en Jaap Bakema de Bakema de Jaap Bakema de Jacob Berend Bakema el Γιάκομπ Μπάκεμα fr Jaap Bakema hu Jacob Bakema hu Jacob B. Bakema hu Jacob Berend Bakema it Jaap Bakema ja ヤコブ・バケマ nl Jacob B. Bakema nl Jacob Berend Bakema nl J. Bakema nl J.B. Bakema pl Jaap Bakema

🔖 Identifiers · 54

ISNI: 0000000109883960
VIAF cluster ID: 74646638
Library of Congress authority ID: n81147674
GND ID: 118652001
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Jaap Bakema 1966.jpg ↗
AADFI member ID: bakema-jacob
ADK member ID: 50768
AbART person ID: 125002
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 2644
Architectuurgids architect ID: 12
Artists of the World ID: 10101461
BIBSYS ID: 90099522

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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID: 51247827
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: bakema-jacob-berend
CANTIC ID: 981058524951706706
CONOR.SI ID: 146248803
Cultureel Woordenboek ID: bouwkunde/jaap-bakema
DDB person (GND) ID: 118652001
Described at URL: arch-pavouk.cz
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118652001
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 207109
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jacob-B-Bakema
FAST ID: 84222
Freebase ID: /m/0b4m34
GTAA ID: 78908
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000059940147827
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: jacob-berend-bakema
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0246244
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Jacob_B._Bakema
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 5355
IdRef ID: 072276975
NE.se ID: jacob-berend-bakema
NLA Trove people ID: 1275144
NUKAT ID: n2005118453
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007314647405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068992033
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3873491
Open Library ID: OL1548576A, OL5910660A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095441748
Prabook ID: 2373805
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 10466
RKDartists ID: 3687
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 32426
SNAC ARK ID: w6kd5jkc
Structurae person ID: 1008882
Treccani ID: jacob-berend-bakema
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500013713
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 102716
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058524951706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1377911
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: jacob-berend-bakema
WikiTree person ID: Bakema-20
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJrgKbkQYRvHjxW7xX9Yyd
Yale LUX ID: person/1bc4c60a-25f6-4265-aa87-5d93cc01f7ed

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Given name 2

Jakob, Jacob

Occupation 2

architect, designer

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Employer 1

Delft University of Technology

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Dutch

Member of 1

Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Native language 1

Dutch

Place of birth 1

Groningen

Place of death 1

Rotterdam

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Jaap Bakema was born on March 8, 1914^[1], in Groningen^[2]. He died on February 20, 1981^[3], in Rotterdam^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5], designer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

FAQs

Where was Jaap Bakema born?

Jaap Bakema's place of birth was Groningen^[2].

Where did Jaap Bakema die?

Jaap Bakema died in Rotterdam^[4].

Who was Jaap Bakema married to?

Jaap Bakema's spouses include Sia Bakema^[10].

What did Jaap Bakema do for work?

Jaap Bakema worked as an architect^[5], designer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

What awards did Jaap Bakema receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize^[15].

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[2] ↑ Jaap Bakema — place of birth (P19): Groningen. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jaap Bakema — place of death (P20): Rotterdam. Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-20. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jaap Bakema — sex or gender (P21): male. RKDartists. Retrieved 2025-01-28. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jaap Bakema — spouse (P26): Sia Bakema. wederopbouwrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-22. wederopbouwrotterdam.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jaap Bakema — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of the Netherlands. Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-20. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jaap Bakema — child (P40): Brita Bakema. nieuweinstituut.nl. Retrieved 2026-01-10. nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jaap Bakema — native language (P103): Dutch. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jaap Bakema — occupation (P106): architect. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jaap Bakema — occupation (P106): designer. Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-20. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jaap Bakema — occupation (P106): university teacher. Retrieved 2019-11-04. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jaap Bakema — employer (P108): Delft University of Technology. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jaap Bakema — award received (P166): Rome Prize. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jaap Bakema — member of (P463): Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jaap Bakema — archives at (P485): Nieuwe Instituut. Nieuwe Instituut Data Platform. Retrieved 2024-06-02. collectiedata.hetnieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jaap Bakema — date of birth (P569): March 8, 1914. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jaap Bakema — date of birth (P569): March 3, 1914. arch-pavouk.cz. Retrieved 2023-05-07. arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jaap Bakema — date of birth (P569): January 1, 1914. dataset Library TU Delft. Retrieved 2019-11-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jaap Bakema — date of death (P570): February 20, 1981. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jaap Bakema — family name (P734): Bakema. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jaap Bakema — given name (P735): Jakob. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jaap Bakema — given name (P735): Jacob. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jaap Bakema — given name (P735): Berend. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jaap Bakema — partner in business or sport (P1327): Herman Klopma. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jaap Bakema — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jaap Bakema — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Dutch. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-11. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jaap Bakema — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): NADD Wikidata project. Nieuwe Instituut Collectieplatform. Retrieved 2024-03-04. nationaalontwerparchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jaap Bakema — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): NADD creators. nationaalontwerparchief.nl. Retrieved 2024-03-04. nationaalontwerparchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jaap Bakema — has works in the collection (P6379): Nieuwe Instituut. Nieuwe Instituut Collectieplatform. Retrieved 2025-11-05. collectie.nieuweinstituut.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jaap Bakema — has works in the collection (P6379): Museum Nagele. museumnagele.nl. museumnagele.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jaap Bakema — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. wikidata.org.

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