Claude Delisle

Summary

Claude Delisle is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Vaucouleurs^[2]. He was born on November 5, 1644^[3]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. He died on May 2, 1720^[5]. He worked as a historian^[6], geographer^[7], and cartographer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Vaucouleurs^[2], Claude Delisle…
• Claude Delisle passed away in Paris^[4].
• Claude Delisle was born on November 5, 1644^[3].
• Claude Delisle died on May 2, 1720^[5].
• A child of Claude Delisle was Guillaume Delisle^[10].
• A child of Claude Delisle was Louis de l'Isle^[11].
• A child of Claude Delisle was Joseph-Nicolas Delisle^[12].
• Claude Delisle held citizenship in France^[13].
• Claude Delisle's professions included historian^[6].
• Claude Delisle worked as a geographer^[7].
• Claude Delisle worked as a cartographer^[8].
• Claude Delisle is recorded as male^[14].
• Claude Delisle's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Claude Delisle's Commons category is recorded as Claude Delisle^[16].
• Claude Delisle's family name is recorded as Delisle^[17].
• Claude Delisle's given name is recorded as Claude^[18].
• Claude Delisle's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Claude Delisle's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[20].
• Claude Delisle's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Claude Delisle'}^[21].
• Claude Delisle's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[22].

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Origins and Family

Claude Delisle was born in Vaucouleurs^[2]. He was born on November 5, 1644^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[6], geographer^[7], and cartographer^[8].

Personal Life

Children include Guillaume Delisle^[10], a cartographer^[23], 1675–1726^[24], of France^[25]; Louis de l'Isle^[11], an explorer^[26], 1685–1741^[27], of France^[28], specialised in astronomy^[29]; and Joseph-Nicolas Delisle^[12], an astronomer^[30], 1688–1768^[31], of France^[32], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[33], specialised in astronomy^[34].

Death and Burial

Claude Delisle died on May 2, 1720^[5]. He passed away in Paris^[4].

Why It Matters

Claude Delisle ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Claude Delisle born?

Claude Delisle's place of birth was Vaucouleurs^[2].

Where did Claude Delisle die?

Claude Delisle died in Paris^[4].

What did Claude Delisle do for work?

Claude Delisle worked as historian^[6], geographer^[7], and cartographer^[8].