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Charles Mérieux

French scientist (1907-2001)
Person human Q2959882

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
January 9, 1907
Date of death
January 19, 2001
Place of birth
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Place of death
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
scientist, physician
Award received
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II[11][12]
Father
Marcel Mérieux[8]
Child
Alain Mérieux[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[17]
Birth name
Charles Francisque Paul Mérieux[18]
Family name
Mérieux[15]
Given name
Charles[16]
Member of
Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon[13]
Name in native language
Charles Mérieux[19]
Place of burial
Wikidata item[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Merieux en Charles Mérieux ja シャルル・メリュー ru Шарль Мерье th ชาร์ลส์ เมริเยอซ์ zh 查尔斯·梅里厄 zh-hant 查爾斯·梅里埃
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000032795072
VIAF cluster ID
19695038
Library of Congress authority ID
n89620906
GND ID
120599422
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Instituto Butantan 2016 086 - Charles Mérieux.jpg ↗
BIU Santé person ID
1077
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12039849s
CTHS person ID
5224
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-Merieux
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
charles-merieux
FAST ID
248423
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
TyofTPr3nh8r
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GeneaStar person ID
merieuxc
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120_g9pk
IdRef ID
028594142
NUKAT ID
n2017086282
National Academy of Medicine (France) member ID
2488
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987010649630505171
Open Library ID
OL987577A
OpenMLOL author ID
360256
Roglo person ID
p=charles;n=merieux
SBN author ID
RMCV002809
Who's Who in France biography ID
7612
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcrjhKcw8pqpFCCyP4KBP

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Summary

Charles Mérieux was born on January 9, 1907[1], in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[2]. He died on January 19, 2001[3], in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[4]. He worked as a scientist[5] and physician[6].

FAQs

Where was Charles Mérieux born?

Charles Mérieux was born in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[2].

Where did Charles Mérieux die?

Charles Mérieux passed away in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon[4].

Who were Charles Mérieux's parents?

Charles Mérieux's father was Marcel Mérieux[8].

What did Charles Mérieux do for work?

Charles Mérieux worked as a scientist[5] and physician[6].

What awards did Charles Mérieux receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[11] and honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . univ-lyon2.fr. univ-lyon2.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Charles Mérieux'}
    Encyclopædia Universalis ID → charles-merieux
    Place of birth → 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
    Library of Congress authority ID → n89620906
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