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Franz Cumont

Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher (1868–1947)
Person human Q1380415

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[38]
Date of birth
January 3, 1868, 1868[10]
Date of death
August 20, 1947, 1947[11]
Place of birth
Aalst
Place of death
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Country of citizenship
Belgium[14]
Occupation
curator, anthropologist, historian of religion, historian, university teacher, epigrapher, classical scholar, philologist, archaeologist, classical philologist[15][16][17][18][19]
Employer
Ghent University[20]
Educated at
Ghent University[21]
Award received
Francqui Prize, Silliman Memorial Lectures, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[24][25][26]
Father
Florent Cumont[12]
Mother
Augustine Faider[13]
Sibling
Eugène Cumont
Work location
Pontus, Dura-Europos[44][45]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin, Ancient Greek, French
Archives at
Academia Belgica[39]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Franz Cumont (1868-1947)[46][47]
Family name
Cumont[40]
Given name
Franz, Valéry, Marie[41][42][43]
Interested in
Mithraic mysteries, Ancient Rome, paganism
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Romanian Academy, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, American Philosophical Society, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
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WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive
P14536
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P14611
105780
Student
Marie Delcourt, Jacques Pirenne[22][23]
Writing language
German, French
🏷️ Also known as
en Franz Valéry Marie Cumont en Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont en Franz Cumont en Franz Valery Marie Cumont en Franz-Valery-Marie Cumont ar فرانز فاليري ماري كومونت ar فرانز كومون cs Franciscus Cumont cs Frantz Cumont de Frans Cumont de Franz Valéry Marie Cumont de Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont el Φρανς Κυμόν el Φρανς Βαλερί Μαρί Κυμόν fa فرانتس کومن fa فرانتس کومون fa فرانس کومون fr Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont he פרנץ קימון it Franz Valéry Marie Cumont
🔖 Identifiers · 120
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Franz Cumont.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
142615, 50050
Académie royale de Belgique member ID
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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
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Adelphi author ID
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Alvin ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Angelicum ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Archives at Yale agent ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
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Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CTHS person ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DLL Catalog author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
28447
EBAF authority ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FactGrid item ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Art Online ID
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IdRef ID
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Iranica ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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KNAW past member ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MMB ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000194639
National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
2045
ODIS ID
PS_116447
Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3888439
Open Library ID
OL1194448A, OL8017391A
OpenMLOL author ID
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PRELIB person ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persons of Indian Studies ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Propylaeum-VITAE ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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SAIA authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SEARCH on line catalogue ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
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Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
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Teresianum authority ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Trismegistos editor ID
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UGentMemorialis professor ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1256061
Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10027152, ADV11277089
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/2986
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
cumont.f

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🔗 Connections
Member of 12
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Romanian Academy, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities +4 more
Occupation 8
historian, curator, archaeologist, anthropologist, university teacher, philologist, classical scholar, epigrapher
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
German, French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Award received 3
Francqui Prize, Silliman Memorial Lectures, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
Interested in 3
Ancient Rome, paganism, Mithraic mysteries
Given name 2
Marie, Franz
Student 2
Jacques Pirenne, Marie Delcourt
Students 2
Jacques Pirenne, Marie Delcourt
Work location 2
Pontus, Dura-Europos
Writing language 2
German, French
← Director of archaeological fieldwork 2
Dura-Europos, Temple of Bêl
Archives at 1
Academia Belgica
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Educated at 1
Ghent University
Employer 1
Ghent University
FactGrid item ID 1
Anarawd ap Rhodri
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Aalst
Place of death 1
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Sex or gender 1
male
← Significant person 1
Dura-Europos
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Summary

Franz Cumont was born on January 3, 1868[1], in Aalst[2]. He died on August 20, 1947[3], in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre[4]. He worked as a curator[5], anthropologist[6], historian of religion[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Franz Cumont born?

Franz Cumont's place of birth was Aalst[2].

Where did Franz Cumont die?

Franz Cumont passed away in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre[4].

Who were Franz Cumont's parents?

Franz Cumont's father was Florent Cumont[12]. Franz Cumont's mother was Augustine Faider[13].

What did Franz Cumont do for work?

Franz Cumont worked as a curator[5], anthropologist[6], historian of religion[7], historian[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Franz Cumont go to school?

Franz Cumont was educated at Ghent University[21].

What awards did Franz Cumont receive?

Honors received include Francqui Prize[24], Silliman Memorial Lectures[25], and doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[26].

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ODIS. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved . gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . francquifoundation.be. Retrieved . francquifoundation.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Annales de l'Université de Paris. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . acad.ro. Retrieved . acad.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . dwc.knaw.nl. Retrieved . dwc.knaw.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . adw-goe.de. Retrieved . adw-goe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . badw.de. Retrieved . badw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . academiabelgica.it.cloud.seeweb.it. Retrieved . academiabelgica.it.cloud.seeweb.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [10] ↑ . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [11] ↑ . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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