François d'Aguilon

architect, mathematician, physicist (1567-1617)
Person human Q1003681
François d'Aguilon
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François d'Aguilon

Summary

François d'Aguilon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brussels metropolitan area[2]. He was born on January 4, 1567[3]. He passed away in Antwerp[4]. He died on March 20, 1617[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], Catholic priest[7], architect[8], and physicist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brussels metropolitan area[2], François d'Aguilon…
  • François d'Aguilon died in Antwerp[4].
  • François d'Aguilon was born on January 4, 1567[3].
  • François d'Aguilon died on March 20, 1617[5].
  • François d'Aguilon held citizenship in Flanders[11].
  • François d'Aguilon worked as a mathematician[6].
  • François d'Aguilon's professions included Catholic priest[7].
  • François d'Aguilon worked as an architect[8].
  • François d'Aguilon's professions included physicist[9].
  • François d'Aguilon's field of work was architecture[12].
  • François d'Aguilon was employed by University of Douai[13].
  • François d'Aguilon was educated at University of Douai[14].
  • A notable work attributed to François d'Aguilon is Opticorum Libri Sex[15].
  • François d'Aguilon's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • François d'Aguilon is recorded as male[17].
  • François d'Aguilon's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • François d'Aguilon's Commons category is recorded as Franciscus de Aguilon[19].
  • François d'Aguilon's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[20].
  • François d'Aguilon's given name is recorded as François[21].
  • François d'Aguilon's work location is recorded as Antwerp[22].
  • François d'Aguilon's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[23].
  • François d'Aguilon's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[24].
  • François d'Aguilon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • François d'Aguilon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[26].
  • François d'Aguilon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brussels metropolitan area[2], François d'Aguilon… he was born on January 4, 1567[3].

Education

François d'Aguilon was educated at University of Douai[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], Catholic priest[7], architect[8], and physicist[9]. François d'Aguilon's field of work was architecture[12]. He was employed by University of Douai[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to François d'Aguilon is Opticorum Libri Sex[15].

Personal Life

François d'Aguilon's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].

Death and Burial

François d'Aguilon died on March 20, 1617[5]. He died in Antwerp[4].

Why It Matters

François d'Aguilon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was François d'Aguilon born?

François d'Aguilon's place of birth was Brussels metropolitan area[2].

Where did François d'Aguilon die?

François d'Aguilon passed away in Antwerp[4].

What did François d'Aguilon do for work?

François d'Aguilon worked as mathematician[6], Catholic priest[7], architect[8], and physicist[9].

Where did François d'Aguilon go to school?

François d'Aguilon was educated at University of Douai[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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