Blaise de Vigenère

Summary

Blaise de Vigenère is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule^[2]. He was born on April 5, 1523^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on February 19, 1596^[5]. He worked as a cryptographer^[6], mathematician^[7], diplomat^[8], writer^[9], and alchemist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Blaise de Vigenère's place of birth was Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule^[2].
• Blaise de Vigenère passed away in Paris^[4].
• Blaise de Vigenère was born on April 5, 1523^[3].
• Blaise de Vigenère died on February 19, 1596^[5].
• Blaise de Vigenère is buried at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont^[12].
• Blaise de Vigenère held citizenship in France^[13].
• Blaise de Vigenère's professions included cryptographer^[6].
• Blaise de Vigenère worked as a mathematician^[7].
• Blaise de Vigenère's professions included diplomat^[8].
• Blaise de Vigenère's professions included writer^[9].
• Blaise de Vigenère worked as an alchemist^[10].
• Blaise de Vigenère worked as a poet^[14].
• Blaise de Vigenère's field of work was diplomat^[15].
• Blaise de Vigenère's education included a stint at Q2983748^[16].
• Blaise de Vigenère is recorded as male^[17].
• Blaise de Vigenère's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Blaise de Vigenère's Commons category is recorded as Blaise de Vigenère^[19].
• The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[20].
• Blaise de Vigenère's given name is recorded as Blaise^[21].
• Blaise de Vigenère's pseudonym is recorded as Graan^[22].
• Blaise de Vigenère's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• Blaise de Vigenère's described by source is recorded as Q120742416^[24].
• Blaise de Vigenère's described by source is recorded as Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society^[25].
• Blaise de Vigenère's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Middle French^[26].
• Blaise de Vigenère's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Blaise de Vigenère'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule^[2], Blaise de Vigenère… he was born on April 5, 1523^[3].

Education

Blaise de Vigenère was educated at Q2983748^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[6], mathematician^[7], diplomat^[8], writer^[9], alchemist^[10], and poet^[14]. Blaise de Vigenère's field of work was diplomat^[15].

Death and Burial

Blaise de Vigenère died on February 19, 1596^[5]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[20]. Burial took place at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Blaise de Vigenère include Vigenère cipher^[28].

Why It Matters

Blaise de Vigenère ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for him include Vigenère cipher^[28].

FAQs

Where was Blaise de Vigenère born?

Born in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule^[2], Blaise de Vigenère…

Where did Blaise de Vigenère die?

Blaise de Vigenère passed away in Paris^[4].

What did Blaise de Vigenère do for work?

Blaise de Vigenère worked as cryptographer^[6], mathematician^[7], diplomat^[8], writer^[9], and alchemist^[10].

Where did Blaise de Vigenère go to school?

Blaise de Vigenère was educated at Q2983748^[16].