François Fournier

French stamp dealer, philatelist and forger of Swiss origin (1846–1917)
Person human Q670175
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Summary

François Fournier is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bardonnex[2]. He was born on April 24, 1846[3]. He died in Geneva[4]. He died on July 12, 1917[5]. He worked as an art forger[6], postage stamp designer[7], opinion journalist[8], philatelist[9], and stamp forger[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bardonnex[2].
  • Born in La Croix-de-Rozon[12].
  • François Fournier died in Geneva[4].
  • François Fournier was born on April 24, 1846[3].
  • François Fournier died on July 12, 1917[5].
  • François Fournier held citizenship in France[13].
  • François Fournier held citizenship in Switzerland[14].
  • French was François Fournier's native language[15].
  • François Fournier's professions included art forger[6].
  • François Fournier's professions included postage stamp designer[7].
  • François Fournier worked as an opinion journalist[8].
  • François Fournier worked as a philatelist[9].
  • François Fournier's professions included stamp forger[10].
  • François Fournier worked as a stamp dealer[16].
  • François Fournier is recorded as male[17].
  • François Fournier's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • François Fournier's Commons category is recorded as François Fournier (stamp forger)[19].
  • François Fournier was part of the conflict Franco-Prussian War[20].
  • François Fournier's family name is recorded as Fournier[21].
  • François Fournier's given name is recorded as François[22].
  • François Fournier's work location is recorded as Geneva[23].
  • François Fournier's described by source is recorded as Lexikon der Philatelie (5 ed.)[24].
  • François Fournier's described by source is recorded as Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (1 ed.)[25].
  • François Fournier's described by source is recorded as Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (2 ed.)[26].
  • François Fournier's described by source is recorded as Geschichte der Philatelie (1 ed.)[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Bardonnex[2], a Municipality of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29] and La Croix-de-Rozon[12], a village[30], in Switzerland[31]. François Fournier was born on April 24, 1846[3]. French was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include art forger[6], postage stamp designer[7], opinion journalist[8], philatelist[9], stamp forger[10], and stamp dealer[16].

Death and Burial

François Fournier died on July 12, 1917[5]. He died in Geneva[4].

Why It Matters

François Fournier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was François Fournier born?

François Fournier was born in Bardonnex[2].

Where did François Fournier die?

François Fournier died in Geneva[4].

What did François Fournier do for work?

François Fournier worked as art forger[6], postage stamp designer[7], opinion journalist[8], philatelist[9], and stamp forger[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Geschichte der Philatelie (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Geschichte der Philatelie (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Lexikon der Philatelie (5 ed.). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Wer ist wer in der Philatelie? (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Großes Lexikon der Philatelie (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Geneva
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Given name → François
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