Alfred Morel-Fatio

French Hispanist (1850–1924)
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Alfred Morel-Fatio
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Summary

Alfred Morel-Fatio was born on January 9, 1850[1], in Strasbourg[2]. He died on October 10, 1924[3], in Versailles[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], professor[7], biographer[8], and historian[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Occupation: hispanist[12], romanist[13], librarian[14], philologist[15], archaeologist[16], literary historian[17]
  • Field of work: philology[18], palaeography[19], Romance studies[20], hispanism[21], archaeology[22], history of literature[23], translation from Spanish[24]
  • Employer: Collège de France[25], École pratique des hautes études[26]
  • Educated at: École des chartes[27]
  • Student: Amédée Pagès[28]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[29], Marcelin Guérin Prize[30], Taylorian Lecture[31], Officer of the Legion of Honour[32]
  • Member of: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[33], Royal Spanish Academy[34], Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France[35]
  • Sex or gender: male[36]
  • Commons category: Alfred Morel-Fatio[37]
  • Academic degree: archivist palaeographer[38]
  • Family name: Morel[39]
  • Given name: Alfred[40]
  • Academic thesis: Recherches sur le texte et les sources du Libro de Alexandre[41]
  • Relative: Arnold Morel-Fatio[42], Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio[43]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[46], French[47]
  • Name in native language: Alfred Morel-Fatio[48]

Why It Matters

Alfred Morel-Fatio is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Alfred Morel-Fatio born?

Alfred Morel-Fatio was born in Strasbourg[2].

Where did Alfred Morel-Fatio die?

Alfred Morel-Fatio passed away in Versailles[4].

What did Alfred Morel-Fatio do for work?

Alfred Morel-Fatio worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], professor[7], biographer[8], and historian[9].

Where did Alfred Morel-Fatio go to school?

Alfred Morel-Fatio was educated at École des chartes[27].

What awards did Alfred Morel-Fatio receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[29], Marcelin Guérin Prize[30], Taylorian Lecture[31], and Officer of the Legion of Honour[32].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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