Jan Woltjer

Summary

Jan Woltjer is a human^[1]. He was born on August 3, 1891^[2]. He died on January 28, 1946^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6]

Key Facts

• Jan Woltjer was born on August 3, 1891^[2].
• Jan Woltjer died on January 28, 1946^[3].
• Jan Woltjer's father was Jan Woltjer^[7].
• A child of Jan Woltjer was Lodewijk Woltjer^[8].
• Jan Woltjer held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[9].
• Dutch was Jan Woltjer's native language^[10].
• Jan Woltjer's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Jan Woltjer's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Among Jan Woltjer's employers was Leiden University^[11].
• Jan Woltjer was employed by Leiden University^[12].
• Jan Woltjer was educated at Leiden University^[13].
• Jan Woltjer's doctoral advisor was Willem de Sitter^[14].
• Jan Woltjer is recorded as male^[15].
• Jan Woltjer's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Jan Woltjer's family name is recorded as Woltjer^[17].
• Jan Woltjer's given name is recorded as Jan^[18].
• Jan Woltjer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch^[19].
• Jan Woltjer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[20].

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Origins and Family

Jan Woltjer was born on August 3, 1891^[2]. His father was he^[7]. Dutch was his native language^[10].

Education

Jan Woltjer was educated at Leiden University^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Willem de Sitter^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Employers include Leiden University^[11], a university^[21], in Netherlands^[22], founded in 1575^[23], headquartered in Leiden^[24].

Personal Life

A child of Jan Woltjer was Lodewijk Woltjer^[8].

Death and Burial

Jan Woltjer died on January 28, 1946^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Woltjer include Woltjer^[25], a lunar crater^[26].

Why It Matters

Jan Woltjer has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[6] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for him include Woltjer^[25], a lunar crater^[26].

FAQs

Who were Jan Woltjer's parents?

Jan Woltjer's father was Jan Woltjer^[7].

What did Jan Woltjer do for work?

Jan Woltjer worked as astronomer^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Jan Woltjer go to school?

Jan Woltjer was educated at Leiden University^[13].