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Charles Potvin

Belgian writer and poet (1818-1902)
Person human Q6054930

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
December 2, 1818
Date of death
March 2, 1902
Place of birth
Mons
Place of death
Brussels metropolitan area
Country of citizenship
Belgium[10]
Occupation
writer, poet, philosopher, journalist, historian
Field of work
philosophy, journalism, literary activity, poetics[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
Université libre de Bruxelles, Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[27]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[29]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24][25][26]
Family name
Potvin[20]
Given name
Charles[21]
Member of
freemasonry[18]
Native language
French[11]
P14611
139370[30]
Pseudonym
Dom Jacobus, Dom Liber[22][23]
Writing language
French[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Potvin cs Ch. Potvin ru Повен, Шарль ru Шарль Повен
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000108820677
VIAF cluster ID
27173841
Library of Congress authority ID
n85301646
GND ID
101452039
ADVN ID
per-016258
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
charles-potvin
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12515621b
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
charles-potvin
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01489308, cnp01347885
DDB person (GND) ID
101452039
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101452039
FAST ID
167702
Show all 34 identifiers +22
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_101452039
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dyhsy91
IdRef ID
034396454
KBR person ID
14231399
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
101452039
MMB ID
118445
NL CR AUT ID
mub2018989304
NLP ID
a0000001770536
NUKAT ID
n2009050400
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000474987
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276815405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565781405606
National Library of Portugal ID
269891
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
120461072
Open Library ID
OL1567498A
Parsifal cluster ID
603005
SBN author ID
LIAV154363
SHARE Catalogue author ID
197705
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12169767
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/315305
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrm943vXmcfKMby8xwV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/a9310aa8-7669-42d6-b5a2-febfa1f20589

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Occupation 5
writer, poet, journalist, historian, philosopher
Field of work 3
philosophy, journalism, poetics
Educated at 2
Université libre de Bruxelles, Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
freemasonry
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Mons
Place of death 1
Brussels metropolitan area
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Charles Potvin was born on December 2, 1818[1], in Mons[2]. He died on March 2, 1902[3], in Brussels metropolitan area[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], philosopher[7], journalist[8], and historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Charles Potvin born?

Charles Potvin was born in Mons[2].

Where did Charles Potvin die?

Charles Potvin died in Brussels metropolitan area[4].

What did Charles Potvin do for work?

Charles Potvin worked as a writer[5], poet[6], philosopher[7], journalist[8], and historian[9].

Where did Charles Potvin go to school?

Charles Potvin was educated at Université libre de Bruxelles[16] and Catholic University of Leuven[17].

Related Entities

Belgium philosophy poetics Université libre de Bruxelles

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 139370
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01489308, cnp01347885
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → writer, poet, philosopher +2
    Native language → French
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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