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Jacques Pirenne

Belgian university professor and historian (1891-1972)
Person human Q2487151

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
June 26, 1891
Date of death
September 7, 1972
Place of birth
Ghent
Place of death
Hierges
Country of citizenship
Belgium[12]
Occupation
university teacher, historian, lawyer, Egyptologist, politician, military volunteer[14]
Employer
University of Geneva, Grenoble Alpes University[15][16]
Educated at
Ghent University[17]
Father
Henri Pirenne[10]
Child
Jacqueline Pirenne[11]
Student of
Joseph Bidez, Franz Cumont, Paul Fredericq, Henri Pirenne[24][25][26][27]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[29]
Family name
Pirenne[22]
Given name
Jacques[23]
Member of
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium[18]
Native language
French[13]
Noble title
count[20]
P14611
171246
Participated in conflict
World War I[21]
Writing language
French[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacques Pirenne he ז'אק פירן
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
100231346
Library of Congress authority ID
n50011042
GND ID
1075771455
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jacques Pirenne (1910).jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-009895
Angelicum ID
44853
BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
90721278
Babelio author ID
175904
Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
14128
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
25735
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12210856t
CANTIC ID
981058570340306706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12080605
CiNii Research ID
1140563741752112768
DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
1075771455
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1075771455
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
11043
Dizionario biografico online degli anarchici italiani ID
9184
EBAF authority ID
761
FAST ID
1773574
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121dcthx
IdRef ID
030756316
IxTheo authority ID
833831496
KBR person ID
14138198
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1075771455
Libraries Australia ID
35424233
Munzinger person ID
00000003343
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09528883
NL CR AUT ID
uk2011656783
NLA Trove people ID
217673
NUKAT ID
n01045190
National Library of Chile ID
000061084
National Library of Greece ID
109167
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266537705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CcEV;=BX
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585084205606
National Library of Portugal ID
64800
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1033966
National Virtual Library of India ID
374801
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070590664
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
13239
Online Books Page author ID
Pirenne, Jacques, 1891-1972
OpenMLOL author ID
210188
PUG authority ID
235495
Parsifal cluster ID
152990
Persée author ID
401946
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
148472
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
154070
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
24703
RedBA Granada authority ID
56762
SBN author ID
RAVV053251
SHARE Catalogue author ID
138722
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
35065
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058570340306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1006501
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/150102
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/9c68ddc5-e6ce-4e25-bf4e-78ef8ab53894

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
lawyer, politician, historian, Egyptologist, university teacher
Student of 4
Henri Pirenne, Franz Cumont, Joseph Bidez, Paul Fredericq
Teachers 4
Henri Pirenne, Franz Cumont, Joseph Bidez, Paul Fredericq
Employer 2
University of Geneva, Grenoble Alpes University
Child 1
Jacqueline Pirenne
Children (paternal) 1
Jacqueline Pirenne
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Educated at 1
Ghent University
Father 1
Henri Pirenne
Given name 1
Jacques
Influenced 1
Christian Jacq
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
Native language 1
French
Noble title 1
count
Nominated for 1
Nobel Prize in Literature
Parent of 1
Henri Pirenne
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Ghent
Place of death 1
Hierges
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Jacques Pirenne was born on June 26, 1891[1], in Ghent[2]. He died on September 7, 1972[3], in Hierges[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], historian[6], lawyer[7], egyptologist[8], and politician[9].

Why It Matters

Jacques Pirenne has been cited as an influence by Christian Jacq[31], a writer[32], b. 1947[33], of France[34], awarded the Broquette-Gonin prize[35], specialised in Egyptology[36].

FAQs

Where was Jacques Pirenne born?

Jacques Pirenne's place of birth was Ghent[2].

Where did Jacques Pirenne die?

Jacques Pirenne died in Hierges[4].

Who were Jacques Pirenne's parents?

Jacques Pirenne's father was Henri Pirenne[10].

What did Jacques Pirenne do for work?

Jacques Pirenne worked as a university teacher[5], historian[6], lawyer[7], egyptologist[8], and politician[9].

Where did Jacques Pirenne go to school?

Jacques Pirenne was educated at Ghent University[17].

Who did Jacques Pirenne influence?

Jacques Pirenne has been cited as an influence by Christian Jacq[31].

Related Entities

Belgium Henri Pirenne lawyer

References

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  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . www2.academieroyale.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 171246
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → university teacher, historian, lawyer +3
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