Antoine Gombaud

Summary

Antoine Gombaud is a human^[1]. He was born in Poitou^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1607^[3]. He died on December 29, 1684^[4]. He worked as a gambler^[5], salonnière^[6], and French moralist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou^[2].
• Antoine Gombaud was born on January 1, 1607^[3].
• Antoine Gombaud died on December 29, 1684^[4].
• Antoine Gombaud held citizenship in France^[9].
• French was Antoine Gombaud's native language^[10].
• Antoine Gombaud worked as a gambler^[5].
• Antoine Gombaud's professions included salonnière^[6].
• Antoine Gombaud's professions included French moralist^[7].
• Antoine Gombaud's field of work was probability theory^[11].
• Antoine Gombaud is recorded as male^[12].
• Antoine Gombaud's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Antoine Gombaud's noble title is recorded as knight^[14].
• Antoine Gombaud is associated with the erudite libertinism movement^[15].
• Antoine Gombaud's family name is recorded as Gombaud^[16].
• Antoine Gombaud's given name is recorded as Antoine^[17].
• Antoine Gombaud's pseudonym is recorded as chevalier de Méré^[18].
• Antoine Gombaud's godparent is recorded as Antoine de La Rochefoucauld^[19].
• Antoine Gombaud's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Antoine Gombaud's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[21].
• Antoine Gombaud's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Antoine Gombaud'}^[22].

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Origins and Family

Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1607^[3]. French was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include gambler^[5], salonnière^[6], and French moralist^[7]. Antoine Gombaud's field of work was probability theory^[11].

Death and Burial

Antoine Gombaud died on December 29, 1684^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Antoine Gombaud include de Méré's paradox^[23], a mathematical problem^[24].

Why It Matters

Antoine Gombaud ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for him include de Méré's paradox^[23], a mathematical problem^[24].

FAQs

Where was Antoine Gombaud born?

Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou^[2].

What did Antoine Gombaud do for work?

Antoine Gombaud worked as gambler^[5], salonnière^[6], and French moralist^[7].