93,733 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra

✓ Source-basedfalling

Dutch entomologist (1874-1952)

South AfricaArtistsLived 1874 to 1952 · aged 77
Compare
Fame32.3
Momentum1.2
Languages6
In century#270,676

Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra was a Dutch-born South African entomologist. Swierstra studied entomology at the University of Amsterdam. He moved to South Africa in 1894, and was employed at Transvaal Museum from 1896.

Photos 1

Swierstra at the Transvaal Museum in March 1909Swierstra at the Transvaal Museum in March 1909

Artists from South Africa 6

Gisèle Wulfsohn32.8Herman Wald32.1Steven Bosch32.9Thabiso Sekgala31.8Matthew Hindley33.0Diana Page31.5

About this person

Cornelis Jacobus Swierstra was a Dutch-born South African entomologist. Swierstra studied entomology at the University of Amsterdam. He moved to South Africa in 1894, and was employed at Transvaal Museum from 1896. By 1909 he was assistant-director, and in 1921 he followed Herman Gottfried Breijer as director of the museum. In 1936 he was elected first president of the South African Museums Association.

Country
South Africa
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1952 · aged 77
Written about in
6 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.