Jacques de Vaucanson

Summary

Jacques de Vaucanson is a human^[1]. Born in Grenoble^[2], he… he was born on February 24, 1709^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on November 21, 1782^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and mechanical automaton engineer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jacques de Vaucanson was born in Grenoble^[2].
• Jacques de Vaucanson died in Paris^[4].
• Jacques de Vaucanson was born on February 24, 1709^[3].
• Jacques de Vaucanson died on November 21, 1782^[5].
• Jacques de Vaucanson held citizenship in Kingdom of France^[9].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's professions included engineer^[6].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's professions included mechanical automaton engineer^[7].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's field of work was mechanical automaton engineer^[10].
• Jacques de Vaucanson was educated at College of Juilly^[11].
• A notable student of Jacques de Vaucanson was François-Etienne Calla^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Jacques de Vaucanson is Digesting Duck^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Jacques de Vaucanson is automatic loom^[14].
• Jacques de Vaucanson was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[15].
• Jacques de Vaucanson is recorded as male^[16].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's Commons category is recorded as Jacques de Vaucanson^[18].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's religious order is recorded as Order of the Minims^[19].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's family name is recorded as Vaucanson^[20].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's given name is recorded as Jacques^[21].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jacques de Vaucanson^[22].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[23].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's described by source is recorded as Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne^[26].
• Jacques de Vaucanson's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jacques de Vaucanson's place of birth was Grenoble^[2]. He was born on February 24, 1709^[3].

Education

Jacques de Vaucanson's education included a stint at College of Juilly^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and mechanical automaton engineer^[7]. Jacques de Vaucanson's field of work was mechanical automaton engineer^[10]. A notable student of him was François-Etienne Calla^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Digesting Duck^[13], an automaton^[28] and automatic loom^[14].

Death and Burial

Jacques de Vaucanson died on November 21, 1782^[5]. He died in Paris^[4].

Why It Matters

Jacques de Vaucanson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

Where was Jacques de Vaucanson born?

Born in Grenoble^[2], Jacques de Vaucanson…

Where did Jacques de Vaucanson die?

Jacques de Vaucanson died in Paris^[4].

What did Jacques de Vaucanson do for work?

Jacques de Vaucanson worked as engineer^[6] and mechanical automaton engineer^[7].

Where did Jacques de Vaucanson go to school?

Jacques de Vaucanson was educated at College of Juilly^[11].