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Jan Vansina
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Belgian historian and anthropologist (1929–2017)
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Jan Vansina was a Belgian anthropologist and historian born in Antwerp in 1929. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the Catholic University of Leuven and was employed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A native Dutch speaker, he also spoke French and English. Vansina died in Madison in 2017.
His notable works include *Esquisse de grammaire Bushong*, *Rwanda ancien*, *Ges chiedenis van de Kuba*, *Le royaume Kuba*, and *The children of Woot*. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a Fellow of the British Academy. He was a member of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Philosophical Society.
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It sits within the topics 1929 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century Belgian historians.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Esquisse de grammaire Bushong
- Rwanda ancien
- Ges chiedenis van de Kuba
- Le royaume Kuba
- The children of Woot
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Antwerp
- Place of death
- Madison
- Educated at
- Catholic University of Leuven
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Official website
- janvansina.africa.wisc.edu
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- date of birth
- 1929-09-14
- date of death
- 2017-02-08
- name in native language
- Jan Vansina
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Available in 10 languages
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