Benjamin Péret

French poet, Parisian Dadaist and a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement with his avid use of Surrealist automatism (1899–1959)
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Benjamin Péret
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Benjamin Péret

Summary

Benjamin Péret is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rezé[2]. He was born on +1899-07-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on +1959-09-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Benjamin Péret's place of birth was Rezé[2].
  • Benjamin Péret's place of birth was Q105710199[9].
  • Benjamin Péret passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Benjamin Péret was born on +1899-07-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Benjamin Péret died on +1959-09-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Batignolles Cemetery[10].
  • Benjamin Péret held citizenship in France[11].
  • French was Benjamin Péret's native language[12].
  • Benjamin Péret's professions included poet[6].
  • Benjamin Péret worked as a writer[7].
  • Benjamin Péret's image is recorded as BenjaminPéret.jpg[13].
  • Benjamin Péret is recorded as male[14].
  • Benjamin Péret's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Benjamin Péret was affiliated with the Internationalist Workers Party[16].
  • Benjamin Péret's movement is recorded as Dada[17].
  • Benjamin Péret's movement is recorded as surrealism[18].
  • Benjamin Péret's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109236771[19].
  • Benjamin Péret's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 90640237[20].
  • Benjamin Péret's GND ID is recorded as 118790307[21].
  • Benjamin Péret's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50009673[22].
  • Benjamin Péret's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500460647[23].
  • Benjamin Péret's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11919121g[24].
  • Benjamin Péret's IdRef ID is recorded as 027064824[25].
  • Benjamin Péret's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03378915[26].
  • Benjamin Péret's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001142722[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Rezé[2], a commune of France[28], in France[29] and Q105710199[9]. Benjamin Péret was born on +1899-07-04T00:00:00Z[3]. French was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7].

Personal Life

Benjamin Péret was affiliated with the Internationalist Workers Party[16].

Death and Burial

Benjamin Péret died on +1959-09-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He is buried at Batignolles Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Benjamin Péret ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Péret born?

Benjamin Péret was born in Rezé[2].

Where did Benjamin Péret die?

Benjamin Péret passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Benjamin Péret do for work?

Benjamin Péret worked as poet[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . reze.fr. Retrieved . reze.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . benjamin-peret.org. Retrieved . benjamin-peret.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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