Jacques Balmat

Savoyard mountain guide
Person human Q982588
Jacques Balmat
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Jacques Balmat

Summary

Jacques Balmat is a human[1]. He was born in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc[2]. He was born on +1762-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mont Ruan[4]. He died on +1834-09-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mountaineer[6], mountain guide[7], amateur geology[8], and explorer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc[2], Jacques Balmat…
  • Jacques Balmat passed away in Mont Ruan[4].
  • Jacques Balmat was born on +1762-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jacques Balmat died on +1834-09-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jacques Balmat held citizenship in Kingdom of Sardinia[11].
  • Jacques Balmat's professions included mountaineer[6].
  • Jacques Balmat worked as a mountain guide[7].
  • Jacques Balmat worked as an amateur geology[8].
  • Jacques Balmat worked as an explorer[9].
  • Jacques Balmat's image is recorded as CH-NB - Balma, Jacques - Collection Gugelmann - GS-GUGE-BACLER D'ALBE-F-1.tif[12].
  • Jacques Balmat is recorded as male[13].
  • Jacques Balmat's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jacques Balmat's ISNI is recorded as 000000003111890X[15].
  • Jacques Balmat's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40514132[16].
  • Jacques Balmat's GND ID is recorded as 131654438[17].
  • Jacques Balmat's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88003903[18].
  • Jacques Balmat's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12002048x[19].
  • Jacques Balmat's IdRef ID is recorded as 02812314X[20].
  • Jacques Balmat's Commons category is recorded as Jacques Balmat[21].
  • Jacques Balmat's sport is recorded as mountaineering[22].
  • Jacques Balmat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/081fmn[23].
  • Jacques Balmat's family name is recorded as Balmat[24].
  • Jacques Balmat's given name is recorded as Jacques[25].
  • Jacques Balmat's significant event is recorded as first ascent of Mont Blanc[26].
  • Jacques Balmat's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 254881475[27].

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Origins and Family

Jacques Balmat was born in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc[2]. He was born on +1762-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mountaineer[6], mountain guide[7], amateur geology[8], and explorer[9].

Death and Burial

Jacques Balmat died on +1834-09-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mont Ruan[4].

Why It Matters

Jacques Balmat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jacques Balmat born?

Born in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc[2], Jacques Balmat…

Where did Jacques Balmat die?

Jacques Balmat died in Mont Ruan[4].

What did Jacques Balmat do for work?

Jacques Balmat worked as mountaineer[6], mountain guide[7], amateur geology[8], and explorer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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