Guillaume Favre

Geneva philologe and archaeologist (1770-1851)
Person human Q94854337
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Guillaume Favre

Summary

Guillaume Favre is a human[1]. Born in Marseille[2], he… he was born on 1770[3]. He died in Geneva[4]. He died on February 14, 1851[5]. He worked as a writer[6], classical scholar[7], bibliophile[8], and mineralogist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Guillaume Favre's place of birth was Marseille[2].
  • Guillaume Favre died in Geneva[4].
  • Guillaume Favre was born on 1770[3].
  • Guillaume Favre died on February 14, 1851[5].
  • A child of Guillaume Favre was Alphonse Favre[11].
  • A child of Guillaume Favre was Edmond Favre[12].
  • Guillaume Favre held citizenship in Republic of Geneva[13].
  • Guillaume Favre held citizenship in France[14].
  • Guillaume Favre held citizenship in Republic of Geneva[15].
  • Guillaume Favre held citizenship in Switzerland[16].
  • Guillaume Favre's professions included writer[6].
  • Guillaume Favre worked as a classical scholar[7].
  • Guillaume Favre's professions included bibliophile[8].
  • Guillaume Favre's professions included mineralogist[9].
  • Guillaume Favre is recorded as male[17].
  • Guillaume Favre's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Guillaume Favre's Commons category is recorded as Guillaume Favre[19].
  • Guillaume Favre's family name is recorded as Favre[20].
  • Guillaume Favre's given name is recorded as Guillaume[21].
  • Guillaume Favre's relative is recorded as Léopold Favre[22].
  • Guillaume Favre's relative is recorded as Guillaume Favre[23].
  • Guillaume Favre's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Guillaume Favre's different from is recorded as Guillaume Favre[25].

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Origins and Family

Guillaume Favre was born in Marseille[2]. He was born on 1770[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], classical scholar[7], bibliophile[8], and mineralogist[9].

Personal Life

Children include Alphonse Favre[11], a geologist[26], 1815–1890[27], of Switzerland[28] and Edmond Favre[12], a politician[29], 1812–1880[30], of Switzerland[31].

Death and Burial

Guillaume Favre died on February 14, 1851[5]. He died in Geneva[4].

Why It Matters

Guillaume Favre ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Guillaume Favre born?

Guillaume Favre's place of birth was Marseille[2].

Where did Guillaume Favre die?

Guillaume Favre died in Geneva[4].

What did Guillaume Favre do for work?

Guillaume Favre worked as writer[6], classical scholar[7], bibliophile[8], and mineralogist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . bge-geneve.ch. Retrieved . bge-geneve.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . bge-geneve.ch. Retrieved . bge-geneve.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Retrieved . hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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