Georges Besançon

French author and balloonist
Person human Q5546754
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Georges Besançon

Summary

Georges Besançon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Paris[2]. He was born on +1866-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Bois-Colombes[4]. He died on +1934-10-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a journalist[6], balloonist[7], and military flight engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Paris[2], Georges Besançon…
  • Georges Besançon died in Bois-Colombes[4].
  • Georges Besançon was born on +1866-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Georges Besançon died on +1934-10-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Georges Besançon is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery[10].
  • Georges Besançon held citizenship in France[11].
  • French was Georges Besançon's native language[12].
  • Georges Besançon worked as a journalist[6].
  • Georges Besançon worked as a balloonist[7].
  • Georges Besançon worked as a military flight engineer[8].
  • Georges Besançon received the Commander of the Legion of Honour[13].
  • Georges Besançon received the Officier de l'Instruction publique[14].
  • Georges Besançon received the Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit[15].
  • Georges Besançon received the Knight of the Order of Carlos III[16].
  • Georges Besançon was a member of Aéro-Club de France[17].
  • Georges Besançon's image is recorded as Scan petite photo Georges Besançon.jpg[18].
  • Georges Besançon is recorded as male[19].
  • Georges Besançon's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Georges Besançon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066412578[21].
  • Georges Besançon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29526489[22].
  • Georges Besançon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003071471[23].
  • Georges Besançon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11095707q[24].
  • Georges Besançon's IdRef ID is recorded as 175926077[25].
  • Georges Besançon's Commons category is recorded as Georges Besançon[26].
  • Georges Besançon's residence is recorded as Bois-Colombes[27].

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Origins and Family

Georges Besançon was born in Paris[2]. He was born on +1866-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. French was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], balloonist[7], and military flight engineer[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[13], a grade of an order[28], in France[29]; Officier de l'Instruction publique[14], a class of award[30], in France[31], founded in 1850[32]; Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit[15], a grade of an order[33], in France[34]; and Knight of the Order of Carlos III[16], a grade of an order[35], in Spain[36].

Death and Burial

Georges Besançon died on +1934-10-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Bois-Colombes[4]. Burial took place at Père Lachaise Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Georges Besançon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Georges Besançon born?

Born in Paris[2], Georges Besançon…

Where did Georges Besançon die?

Georges Besançon died in Bois-Colombes[4].

What did Georges Besançon do for work?

Georges Besançon worked as journalist[6], balloonist[7], and military flight engineer[8].

What awards did Georges Besançon receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[13], Officier de l'Instruction publique[14], Officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit[15], and Knight of the Order of Carlos III[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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