# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hendrika-johanna-van-leeuwen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T23:11:16.137Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hendrika-johanna-van-leeuwen"
name: "Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen"
slug: "hendrika-johanna-van-leeuwen"
description: "Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen was a Dutch theoretical physicist known for her early contributions to the theory of magnetism. She demonstrated that magnetism in matter can only be explained using quantum mechanics. She was one of the first women to study physics at a university level in the Netherlands."
tagline: "Dutch physicist"
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gender: "female"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1887-07-03"
deathDate: "1974-02-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump