# Jan Best

> Jan Gijsbert Pieter Best was a Dutch pre- and protohistorian, comparative linguist, archaeologist, and author. For about 30 years, he was Professor at the University of Amsterdam, where he taught ancient history, and Mediterranean prehistory and protohistory.

*Dutch writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jan-best

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1941-08-29
- **Died:** 2023-01-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 35.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.jangpbest.nl

## Sources
- [Jan Best](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Best)
- [يان بست](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%AA)
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- [Jan Best](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Best)
- [Jan Best](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Best)
- [Jan Best](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Best)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2535999)

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