Claude Favre de Vaugelas

Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (1585-1650)
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Summary

Claude Favre de Vaugelas was born on January 6, 1585[1], in Meximieux[2]. He died on February 26, 1650[3], in Savoie[4]. He worked as a grammarian[5], lexicographer[6], interpreter[7], translator[8], and philologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (362 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1585[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1650[12]
  • Place of burial: Church of Saint Eustache[13]
  • Father: Antoine Favre[14]
  • Country of citizenship: States of Savoy[15]
  • Native language: French[16]
  • Position held: member of the Académie française[17]
  • Employer: Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne[18], Jacques, Duke of Nemours[19], Gaston, Duke of Orléans[20]
  • Member of: Académie Française[21], Académie florimontane[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Claude Favre de Vaugelas[24]
  • Family name: Favre[25]
  • Given name: Claude[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Claude Favre de Vaugelas[27]
  • Commons gallery: Claude Favre de Vaugelas[28]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[32], Italian[33]
  • Name in native language: Claude Favre de Vaugelas[34]
  • Significant person: Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac[35]

Why It Matters

Claude Favre de Vaugelas has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Claude Favre de Vaugelas born?

Claude Favre de Vaugelas was born in Meximieux[2].

Where did Claude Favre de Vaugelas die?

Claude Favre de Vaugelas died in Savoie[4].

Who were Claude Favre de Vaugelas's parents?

Claude Favre de Vaugelas's father was Antoine Favre[14].

What did Claude Favre de Vaugelas do for work?

Claude Favre de Vaugelas worked as a grammarian[5], lexicographer[6], interpreter[7], translator[8], and philologist[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8d ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 23
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  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q3182
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → grammarian, lexicographer, interpreter +2
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Savoie
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Member of → Académie Française, Académie florimontane
    Topic's main category → Category:Claude Favre de Vaugelas
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