Giovanni Mercati

Catholic cardinal (1866–1957)
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Giovanni Mercati
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Summary

Giovanni Mercati was born on December 17, 1866[1], in Reggio Emilia[2]. He died on August 23, 1957[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a librarian[5], Catholic priest[6], archivist[7], classical philologist[8], and Byzantinist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: August 22, 1957[11]
  • Place of burial: San Giorgio in Velabro[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Italy[13], Kingdom of Italy[14]
  • Occupation: Praefectus[15], Catholic theologian[16]
  • Position held: cardinal[17], Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals[18], Prefect of the Vatican Library[19]
  • Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University[20]
  • Award received: Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[21], honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg[22]
  • Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[23], German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[24], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[25], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[26], Medieval Academy of America[27], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[28]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Mercati[31]
  • Family name: Mercati[32]
  • Given name: Giovanni[33]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[34]
  • Participant in: 1939 conclave[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[36], Latin[37]
  • Sibling: Angelo Mercati[38], Silvio Giuseppe Mercati[39]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Mercati has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Mercati born?

Giovanni Mercati was born in Reggio Emilia[2].

Where did Giovanni Mercati die?

Giovanni Mercati died in Rome[4].

What did Giovanni Mercati do for work?

Giovanni Mercati worked as a librarian[5], Catholic priest[6], archivist[7], classical philologist[8], and Byzantinist[9].

Where did Giovanni Mercati go to school?

Giovanni Mercati was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[20].

What awards did Giovanni Mercati receive?

Honors received include Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America[21] and honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [29] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . medievalacademy.org. Retrieved . medievalacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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