Ambroise Calfa

French Amenian historian and contributing editor (1831-1906)
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Summary

Ambroise Calfa was born on August 24, 1826[1], in Istanbul[2]. He died on August 12, 1906[3], in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], lexicographer[6], teacher[7], historian[8], and editing staff[9]. He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Paris[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1906[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire[13], France[14]
  • Ethnic group: Armenians[15]
  • Occupation: writer[16]
  • Employer: Maciats Aghavni[17], Murad-Raphaelyan College[18]
  • Educated at: San Lazzaro degli Armeni[19]
  • Member of: Société Asiatique[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Commons category: Ambroise Calfa[22]
  • Residence: Paris[23]
  • Family name: Calfa[24]
  • Given name: Ambroise[25]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Library of the World's Best Literature[27], Armenian Concise Encyclopedia[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[30], English[31], Armenian[32]
  • Name in native language: Ambroise Calfa[33]
  • Sibling: Youssouf-Léon Calfa[34]

FAQs

Where was Ambroise Calfa born?

Ambroise Calfa was born in Istanbul[2].

Where did Ambroise Calfa die?

Ambroise Calfa died in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

What did Ambroise Calfa do for work?

Ambroise Calfa worked as a philologist[5], lexicographer[6], teacher[7], historian[8], and editing staff[9].

Where did Ambroise Calfa go to school?

Ambroise Calfa was educated at San Lazzaro degli Armeni[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Armenian Concise Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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