André le Breton

French publisher (1708–1779)
Person human Q127324
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Summary

André le Breton was born on September 2, 1708[1], in Paris[2]. He died on October 5, 1779[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a publisher[5], encyclopédistes[6], businessperson[7], printer[8], and book printer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Occupation: bookseller[12]
  • Field of work: publishing[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: André Le Breton[15]
  • Family name: Le Breton[16]
  • Given name: André[17]
  • Work location: Paris[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[19]
  • Name in native language: André Le Breton[20]
  • Has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago[21]
  • Writing language: French[22]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[23]

Why It Matters

André le Breton has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was André le Breton born?

André le Breton's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did André le Breton die?

André le Breton passed away in Paris[4].

What did André le Breton do for work?

André le Breton worked as a publisher[5], encyclopédistes[6], businessperson[7], printer[8], and book printer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → caesium
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00972151, cni00081263, cnp01341199
    Occupation → publisher, encyclopédistes, businessperson +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31705|batch #31705]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (5)"
  4. 23w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Paris
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Place of birth → Paris
    Occupation → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981061044968906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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