Guillaume Cretin

French writer
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Guillaume Cretin

Summary

Guillaume Cretin is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1460[2]. He died on November 30, 1525[3]. He worked as a poet[4], rhetorician[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Guillaume Cretin was born on January 1, 1460[2].
  • Guillaume Cretin died on November 30, 1525[3].
  • Guillaume Cretin held citizenship in Kingdom of France[8].
  • Guillaume Cretin worked as a poet[4].
  • Guillaume Cretin worked as a rhetorician[5].
  • Guillaume Cretin's professions included writer[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is Le debat de deux dames sur le passetemps de la chasse des chiens et oyseaulx[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is La deploration sur le trepas de Jean Okeghem[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is Chroniques[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is Huitain adressé à Jean Molinet[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is Epistre de Fauste Andrelin de Forly[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Guillaume Cretin is Plainte sur le trespas de messire Guillaume de Byssipat[14].
  • Guillaume Cretin is recorded as male[15].
  • Guillaume Cretin's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Guillaume Cretin's Commons category is recorded as Guillaume Crétin[17].
  • Guillaume Cretin's family name is recorded as Dubois[18].
  • Guillaume Cretin's given name is recorded as Guillaume[19].
  • Guillaume Cretin's pseudonym is recorded as Guillaume Cretin[20].
  • Guillaume Cretin's work location is recorded as Paris[21].
  • Guillaume Cretin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Middle French[22].
  • Guillaume Cretin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Latin[23].
  • Guillaume Cretin's Commons Creator page is recorded as Guillaume Crétin[24].
  • Guillaume Cretin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Guillaume Cretin'}[25].
  • Guillaume Cretin's writing language is recorded as Middle French[26].
  • Guillaume Cretin's writing language is recorded as medieval Latin[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1460[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1525-11-30[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91448361-7c88-42d4-8bea-aea6645b36a0[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Guillaume Cretin was born on January 1, 1460[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4], rhetorician[5], and writer[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Le debat de deux dames sur le passetemps de la chasse des chiens et oyseaulx[9], a literary work[33]; La deploration sur le trepas de Jean Okeghem[10]; Chroniques[11], a literary work[34]; Huitain adressé à Jean Molinet[12]; Epistre de Fauste Andrelin de Forly[13]; and Plainte sur le trespas de messire Guillaume de Byssipat[14].

Death and Burial

Guillaume Cretin died on November 30, 1525[3].

Why It Matters

Guillaume Cretin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What did Guillaume Cretin do for work?

Guillaume Cretin worked as poet[4], rhetorician[5], and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation poet, rhetorician, writer
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  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00157068
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  4. 5w ago · Loenstock · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    Family name Dubois
    Sex or gender male
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