Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils

French chemist
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Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils

Summary

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils is a human[1]. His place of birth was Caen[2]. He was born on +1773-11-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on +1815-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a chemist[6], mineralogist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and executive[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Caen[2], Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils…
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils passed away in Paris[4].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was born on +1773-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was born on +1773-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils died on +1815-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils died on +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Burial took place at Père Lachaise Cemetery[14].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's father was Jean Collet Des Costils[15].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils held citizenship in France[16].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as a chemist[6].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as a mineralogist[7].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as an engineer[8].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as an executive[10].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's field of work was chemistry[17].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's field of work was mineralogy[18].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's field of work was Egyptology[19].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was educated at Mines ParisTech[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils is iridium[21].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[22].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's image is recorded as Collet-Descotils.png[23].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils is recorded as male[24].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's ISNI is recorded as 0000000364412808[26].
  • Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 228696361[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Caen[2], Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils… Recorded date of birth include +1773-11-21T00:00:00Z[3] and +1773-01-01T00:00:00Z[12]. His father was Jean Collet Des Costils[15].

Education

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's education included a stint at Mines ParisTech[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[6], mineralogist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and executive[10]. Fields of work include chemistry[17], a branch of science[28]; mineralogy[18], a branch of geology[29]; and Egyptology[19], an academic discipline[30].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils is iridium[21].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1815-12-06T00:00:00Z[5] and +1815-01-01T00:00:00Z[13]. Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils died in Paris[4]. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils born?

Born in Caen[2], Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils…

Where did Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils die?

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils died in Paris[4].

Who were Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's parents?

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils's father was Jean Collet Des Costils[15].

What did Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils do for work?

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils worked as chemist[6], mineralogist[7], engineer[8], university teacher[9], and executive[10].

Where did Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils go to school?

Hippolyte-Victor Collet-Descotils was educated at Mines ParisTech[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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