Best, Jan G. P.

Contributed to

The Varna necropolis
essay 1984

Summary: 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. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][5]; Unknown [4]
Born: 1941 [4]; 1941-08-29 [2]
Birth Place: Idaarderadeel [2]
Country: Netherlands [4]
Website: http://www.jangpbest.nl [2]
Language: English [5]
Occupation: writer [2]; historian [2]; archaeologist [2]
Employer: University of Amsterdam [2]
Educated at: University of Amsterdam [2]
Country of Education: Netherlands [2]

Sources: 1. Library of Congress; 2. Wikidata; 3. VIAF; 4. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 5. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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