Evariste Mertens

Swiss architect (1846-1907)
Person human Q118476

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 9, 1846
Date of death
March 23, 1907
Place of birth
Breda
Place of death
Zurich
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[11]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[18]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[17]
Family name
Mertens[14]
Given name
Évariste[15]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zurich[16]
Place of burial
Enzenbühl cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Evariste Mertens es Evariste François René Mertens fr Évariste Mertens nl E.F.R. Mertens nl Evariste Francois Rene Mertens
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
8565654
GND ID
133093654
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133093654
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121bj_h6
HDS ID
031518
Union List of Artist Names ID
500240446
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtmqbHdXgJmr9YRtJDwmd
Zürich Herbaria collector ID
1005

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Summary

Evariste Mertens was born on December 9, 1846[1], in Breda[2]. He died on March 23, 1907[3], in Zurich[4]. He worked as an architect[5], landscape architect[6], garden designer[7], and artist[8].

FAQs

Where was Evariste Mertens born?

Evariste Mertens was born in Breda[2].

Where did Evariste Mertens die?

Evariste Mertens died in Zurich[4].

What did Evariste Mertens do for work?

Evariste Mertens worked as an architect[5], landscape architect[6], garden designer[7], and artist[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . stadt-zuerich.ch. stadt-zuerich.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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