Diederik Jekel Explained

Birth Date:1984 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Bilthoven, the Netherlands

Diederik Jekel (pronounced as /nl/; born 22 June 1984) is a Dutch science journalist, television presenter and physicist. In 2018, he was elected president of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV).

Career

Jekel was born in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. He studied physics at Twente University, where he obtained a Master's degree in physics in 2010.Since 2011 he regularly appeared in the early-evening Dutch television talk show De Wereld Draait Door to discuss science-related topics. In 2013, he acted as a host alongside Matthijs van Nieuwkerk and Isolde Hallensleben, in the spin-off television programme De wereld leert door, in which scientists were interviewed about their research.[1] Between 2015 and 2018, Jekel explained scientific concepts and experiments in the Dutch television game show Professor Nicolai & Dr. Beckand, presented by Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. In 2016, he won the National IQ Test with an IQ of 137.[2]

He was one of the contestants in the 17th season of the Dutch television show Wie is de Mol? where he finished in 3rd place.[3] In 2018 and 2019, Jekel and Elisabeth van Nimwegen presented the television show De Kennis van Nu. In 2020, Jekel and Patty Brard presented the Dutch television series Brard & Jekel: VetGelukkig?! about people who are overweight.[4] In that same year, he appeared in the second season of the television show The Masked Singer.[5]

Since 2021, he appears as one of the Champions in Beat The Champions, the Dutch adaptation of the British game show The Chase's spin-off Beat the Chasers.[6] In 2021, he also played the role of traitor in the television show De Verraders.[7] [8]

In 2022, he looked at historic scientific experiments in the Dutch television series Jekels Jacht.[9]

Jekel and Jon Karthaus are the script writers of the 2022 Dutch feature film Costa!!.[10] [11]

Selected filmography

As presenter / host / expert

As expert

As contestant

Publications

Jekel's publications include:

Notes and References

  1. News: 14 January 2013 . De Wereld Leert Door 'beetje uit de klauwen gelopen' . nl . Trouw . 15 March 2021.
  2. News: 2 January 2016 . Diederik Jekel wint Nationale IQ Test 2016. nl. NU.nl. 15 March 2021.
  3. News: 8 November 2016 . Sanne Wallis de Vries en Jochem van Gelder in Wie is de Mol? 2017. nl. NU.nl. 15 March 2021.
  4. News: 2 May 2020 . Diederik Jekel vond programma Vet Gelukkig lastig om te maken . NU.nl . 15 March 2021 . nl.
  5. News: 17 October 2020. The Masked Singer trekt 2,6 miljoen kijkers, wederom nieuw record . nl . NU.nl . 15 March 2021.
  6. Web site: 18 December 2020 . Dit zijn de vijf Champions van Beat The Champions . live . 15 March 2021 . www.rtl.nl . nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219095114/https://www.rtl.nl/pers/persberichten/dit-zijn-de-vijf-champions-van-beat-the-champions/X9x6yRMAAN2E2D7m . 19 December 2020.
  7. News: 2 March 2021. Déze BN'ers maken deelnemers De Verraders compleet. RTL Boulevard. 15 March 2021. nl.
  8. News: 14 March 2021 . Niemand blijft gespaard in eerste aflevering De Verraders . nl . RTL Nieuws . 15 March 2021.
  9. News: Smitsloo . Monique . 2 February 2022 . Diederik Jekel krijgt nieuw programma over wetenschap . nl . Superguide . 12 February 2022.
  10. News: 23 August 2021. Katja Schuurman en Abbey Hoes spelen mee in nieuwe Costa!!-film . nl . NU.nl . 12 February 2022.
  11. News: 21 October 2021 . Dutch Filmworks geeft eerste beelden vrij van nieuwe Costa-film . nl . Entertainment Business . 22 April 2022.

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