Jan Schilt

American astronomer (1894–1982)
Person human Q6149864
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Jan Schilt

Summary

Jan Schilt is a human[1]. He was born on +1894-02-03T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1982-01-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Jan Schilt was born on +1894-02-03T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jan Schilt was born on +1894-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Jan Schilt died on +1982-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Schilt held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Jan Schilt worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Jan Schilt was employed by Columbia University[8].
  • Jan Schilt was educated at Utrecht University[9].
  • Jan Schilt was educated at University of Groningen[10].
  • Jan Schilt's doctoral advisor was Pieter Johannes van Rhijn[11].
  • Jan Schilt is recorded as male[12].
  • Jan Schilt's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan Schilt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000400279072[14].
  • Jan Schilt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 206628189[15].
  • Jan Schilt's GND ID is recorded as 1294459848[16].
  • Jan Schilt's IdRef ID is recorded as 178218359[17].
  • Jan Schilt's archives at is recorded as Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Columbia University)[18].
  • Jan Schilt's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 113859[19].
  • Jan Schilt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fvy71[20].
  • Jan Schilt's family name is recorded as Schilt[21].
  • Jan Schilt's given name is recorded as Jan[22].
  • Jan Schilt's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073811793[23].
  • Jan Schilt's zbMATH author ID is recorded as schilt.jan[24].
  • Jan Schilt's American National Biography ID is recorded as 1302049[25].
  • Jan Schilt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].
  • Jan Schilt's AstroGen ID is recorded as 187[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1894-02-03T00:00:00Z[2] and +1894-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Educated at Utrecht University[9], a public research university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Utrecht[31] and University of Groningen[10], a public research university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1614[34], headquartered in Groningen[35]. Jan Schilt's doctoral advisor was Pieter Johannes van Rhijn[11].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Schilt worked as an astronomer[4]. He was employed by Columbia University[8].

Death and Burial

Jan Schilt died on +1982-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Jan Schilt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Jan Schilt do for work?

Jan Schilt worked as astronomer[4].

Where did Jan Schilt go to school?

Jan Schilt was educated at Utrecht University[9] and University of Groningen[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . findingaids.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved . findingaids.library.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Doctoral advisor Pieter Johannes van Rhijn
    Idref id 178218359
    Isni 0000000400279072
    Employer Columbia University
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