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Emile Francqui

Belgian businessman and diplomat (1863–1935) who supported scientific research
Person Human Q1035453

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 25, 1863
Date of death
November 1, 1935
Place of birth
Brussels
Place of death
Overijse
Country of citizenship
Belgium[11]
Occupation
explorer, diplomat, politician, military officer, finance minister, banker[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[18]
Allegiance
Belgium, Congo Free State[16][17]
Given name
Émile[15]
Native language
French[12]
Place of burial
Ixelles Cemetery[10]
Subject has role
eponym[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emile Francqui de Emile Francqui de Lucien Emile Francqui es Emile Francqui es Émile Francqui fa امیل فرانکی he אמיל פרנקי ja エミール・フランキ ru Франки, Эмиль ru Эмиль Франки zh 埃米尔·弗朗基
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000019990957
VIAF cluster ID
75045718
GND ID
133569136
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Émile Francqui.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12040320q
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
emile-francqui
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133569136
Dodis ID
P31519
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Emile-Francqui
FES digital collections entity ID
387222
Files of the Reich Chancellery ID
register/person/arw-133569136
Freebase ID
/m/026yfss
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IdRef ID
02860007X
KBR person ID
17249793
NUKAT ID
n2016233466
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070480249
PM20 folder ID
pe/005451
Pacelli edition person ID
2448
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdWRM7G6QfW9YycYhC84q

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, diplomat, military officer, explorer
Allegiance 2
Belgium, Congo Free State
Founded entities 2
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, National Relief and Food Committee
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Given name 1
Émile
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Named after 1
Francqui Prize
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Brussels
Place of death 1
Overijse
Sex or gender 1
male
← Board member 1
Société Générale de Belgique
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Summary

Emile Francqui was born on June 25, 1863[1], in Brussels[2]. He died on November 1, 1935[3], in Overijse[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], diplomat[6], politician[7], military officer[8], and finance minister[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Emile Francqui include Francqui Prize[20], a science award[21], in Belgium[22], founded in 1933[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Emile Francqui include Francqui Prize[20], a science award[21], in Belgium[22], founded in 1933[23].

FAQs

Where was Emile Francqui born?

Emile Francqui was born in Brussels[2].

Where did Emile Francqui die?

Emile Francqui passed away in Overijse[4].

What did Emile Francqui do for work?

Emile Francqui worked as an explorer[5], diplomat[6], politician[7], military officer[8], and finance minister[9].

Related Entities

Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pacelli edition person ID → 2448
    "Created claim: Pacelli edition person ID: 2448, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782903700280"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 387222
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 387222, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  5. 22w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subject has role → eponym
    "Created claim: Subject has role: eponym"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, diplomat, politician +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31699: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
  7. 26w ago · Printstream · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Country of citizenship → Belgium
    Sex or gender → male
    Native language → French
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Files of the Reich Chancellery ID: register/person/arw-133569136, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778148440554"
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