Alphonse Allais

French writer and humorist (1854–1905)
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Alphonse Allais
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Alphonse Allais

Summary

Alphonse Allais is a human[1]. His place of birth was Honfleur[2]. He was born on October 20, 1854[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on October 28, 1905[5]. He worked as a writer[6], poet[7], journalist[8], dramaturge[9], and painter[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alphonse Allais was born in Honfleur[2].
  • Alphonse Allais passed away in Paris[4].
  • Alphonse Allais was born on October 20, 1854[3].
  • Alphonse Allais died on October 28, 1905[5].
  • Burial took place at Saint-Ouen Cemetery[12].
  • Alphonse Allais held citizenship in France[13].
  • French was Alphonse Allais's native language[14].
  • Alphonse Allais worked as a writer[6].
  • Alphonse Allais's professions included poet[7].
  • Alphonse Allais's professions included journalist[8].
  • Alphonse Allais worked as a dramaturge[9].
  • Alphonse Allais worked as a painter[10].
  • Alphonse Allais's professions included speculative fiction writer[15].
  • Alphonse Allais is recorded as male[16].
  • Alphonse Allais's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alphonse Allais is associated with the Incoherents movement[18].
  • Alphonse Allais is associated with the Les Hydropathes movement[19].
  • Alphonse Allais's Commons category is recorded as Alphonse Allais[20].
  • Alphonse Allais's family name is recorded as Allais[21].
  • Alphonse Allais's given name is recorded as Alphonse[22].
  • Alphonse Allais's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alphonse Allais[23].
  • Alphonse Allais's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[24].
  • Alphonse Allais's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Alphonse Allais's Commons Creator page is recorded as Alphonse Allais[26].
  • Alphonse Allais's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Alphonse Allais'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Honfleur[2], Alphonse Allais… he was born on October 20, 1854[3]. French was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], poet[7], journalist[8], dramaturge[9], painter[10], and speculative fiction writer[15].

Death and Burial

Alphonse Allais died on October 28, 1905[5]. He died in Paris[4]. He is buried at Saint-Ouen Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Alphonse Allais ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

He has been cited as an influence by Art & Language[30], an art group[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1968[33].

FAQs

Where was Alphonse Allais born?

Alphonse Allais's place of birth was Honfleur[2].

Where did Alphonse Allais die?

Alphonse Allais died in Paris[4].

What did Alphonse Allais do for work?

Alphonse Allais worked as writer[6], poet[7], journalist[8], dramaturge[9], and painter[10].

Who did Alphonse Allais influence?

Alphonse Allais has been cited as an influence by Art & Language[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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