# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-ligthart
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:02:05.949Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-ligthart"
name: "Jan Ligthart"
slug: "jan-ligthart"
description: "Jan Ligthart was a Dutch teacher and philosopher. He became known for his innovative educational methods and the modernisation of the Dutch education system. He wrote many articles and books about education."
tagline: "Dutch educator (1859-1916)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan_Ligthart.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1859-01-11"
deathDate: "1916-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.68
  momentum:             16.20092378752887
  historical:           7.684126666666666
  currentAttention:     4.12
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA"
    title: "جان ليجثارت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Gerard Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart_(onderwijzer)"
    title: "Jan Ligthart (onderwijzer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Ligthart"
    title: "Jan Ligthart"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%AA%DA%BE%D8%B1%D9%B9"
    title: "جان لیگتھرٹ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2445355"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump