Johannes Phocylides Holwarda

Dutch astronomer
Person human Q945949
Johannes Phocylides Holwarda
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Summary

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda was born on February 19, 1618[1], in Holwert[2]. He died on January 22, 1651[3], in Franeker[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], philosopher[6], professor[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[10]
  • Employer: University of Franeker[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Johannes Phocylides Holwarda[13]
  • Family name: Holwarda[14]
  • Given name: Johannes[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[16]
  • P14608: 128502525[17]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Johannes Phocylides Holwarda include Phocylides[18], an impact crater[19].

Why It Matters

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for him include Phocylides[18], an impact crater[19].

FAQs

Where was Johannes Phocylides Holwarda born?

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda's place of birth was Holwert[2].

Where did Johannes Phocylides Holwarda die?

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda passed away in Franeker[4].

What did Johannes Phocylides Holwarda do for work?

Johannes Phocylides Holwarda worked as an astronomer[5], philosopher[6], professor[7], and university teacher[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . link.springer.com. link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'fy', 'it', 'lb', 'nl', 'pl', 's
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 128502525
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Franeker
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Dutch
    Given name → Johannes
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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