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Ernesto Sestan

Italian historian (1898-1986)
Person Human Q3732332

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 2, 1898
Date of death
January 19, 1986
Place of birth
Trento
Place of death
Florence
Country of citizenship
Italy (1946–present), Kingdom of Italy (?–1946)[8][9]
Occupation
historian, medievalist, university teacher
Employer
University of Cagliari, University of Florence, Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Pisa[13][14][15][16]
Field of work
Middle Ages, history, medieval studies[10][11][12]
Educated at
University of Florence[17]
Work location
Pisa, Florence, Cagliari[25][26][27]
Student of
Gaetano Salvemini[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, German[30][31]
Doctoral student
Giovanni Cherubini (1961)[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[33]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[29]
Family name
Sestan[23]
Given name
Ernesto[24]
Member of
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1957–1975), Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1975–present)[19][20]
Student
Giovanni Cherubini[18]
Writing language
Italian[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ernesto Sestan
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000108847407
VIAF cluster ID
32016180
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79129069
GND ID
118858874
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
2130-sestan-ernesto
Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
9260
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
54682
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120540860
CONOR.SI ID
81103715
CiNii Research ID
1140000791761934720
CoBiS author ID
95a5yja38danygu695b5yc1j68vkgcg
De Agostini ID
Sestàn,+Ernesto
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118858874
Dizionario biografico online degli anarchici italiani ID
7500
FAST ID
45442
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121c52_h
IdRef ID
028773888
Istrapedia ID
969
J9U entity ID
987007268080605171
KBR person ID
14741453
Libraries Australia ID
35813330
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03275082
NL CR AUT ID
xx0224136
NLA Trove people ID
1099365
NSK (VIAF) ID
000064458
NSK ID
981005664602609366
NUKAT ID
n2003069688
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810550060105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1019133
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067642993
Olschki author ID
2996
PUG authority ID
121808
Parsifal cluster ID
188037
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
552634
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
73234
RERO ID (legacy)
A003823594
SANU member ID
sestan-ernesto
SBN author ID
CFIV022782
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
46723
SHARE Catalogue author ID
51196
SIUSA archive producer person ID
512
Slovenska biografija ID
945530
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
68980
Treccani ID
ernesto-sestan
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
ernesto-sestan
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
ernesto-sestan
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
ernesto-sestan
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
22304, 24663
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1020096
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/92842
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxy9VvwCmGHy6vhJmKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/f7dbc618-54ef-4c7e-bb34-70a12b8a9fb7

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Summary

Ernesto Sestan was born on November 2, 1898[1], in Trento[2]. He died on January 19, 1986[3], in Florence[4]. He worked as a historian[5], medievalist[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Ernesto Sestan born?

Ernesto Sestan was born in Trento[2].

Where did Ernesto Sestan die?

Ernesto Sestan died in Florence[4].

What did Ernesto Sestan do for work?

Ernesto Sestan worked as a historian[5], medievalist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Ernesto Sestan go to school?

Ernesto Sestan was educated at University of Florence[17].

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  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 2130-sestan-ernesto
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