Jaques Étienne Gay

Swiss-French botanist, civil servant and botanical collector (1786-1864)
Person human Q2336833
Jaques Étienne Gay
not stated · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Jaques Étienne Gay

Summary

Jaques Étienne Gay is a human[1]. He was born in Nyon[2]. He was born on October 11, 1786[3]. He passed away in Paris[4]. He died on January 16, 1864[5]. He worked as a botanist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nyon[2], Jaques Étienne Gay…
  • Jaques Étienne Gay passed away in Paris[4].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay was born on October 11, 1786[3].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay died on January 16, 1864[5].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay held citizenship in France[9].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay worked as a botanist[6].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's field of work was botany[10].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay is recorded as male[11].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's Commons category is recorded as Jacques Etienne Gay[13].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's residence is recorded as France[14].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's family name is recorded as Gay[15].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's given name is recorded as Jacques[16].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay studied under Jean-François-Aimé-Philippe Gaudin[17].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[18].
  • Jaques Étienne Gay's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jacques Étienne Gay'}[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Jaques Étienne Gay's place of birth was Nyon[2]. He was born on October 11, 1786[3].

Education

Jaques Étienne Gay studied under Jean-François-Aimé-Philippe Gaudin[17].

Career and Affiliations

Jaques Étienne Gay worked as a botanist[6]. His field of work was botany[10].

Death and Burial

Jaques Étienne Gay died on January 16, 1864[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Jaques Étienne Gay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Jaques Étienne Gay born?

Jaques Étienne Gay's place of birth was Nyon[2].

Where did Jaques Étienne Gay die?

Jaques Étienne Gay passed away in Paris[4].

What did Jaques Étienne Gay do for work?

Jaques Étienne Gay worked as botanist[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cths.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cths.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Jaques Étienne Gay. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaques-tienne-gay
MLA “Jaques Étienne Gay.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaques-tienne-gay.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jaques-tienne-gay_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jaques Étienne Gay}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaques-tienne-gay}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Jaques Étienne Gay — https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaques-tienne-gay (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jaques-tienne-gay · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Oronsay · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 1831
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14397]]: 1831, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290069609|Jacques Étienne (Jacques) Gay (#290069609)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Dar"
  2. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Nyon
    Citizenship
    Student of Jean-François-Aimé-Philippe Gaudin
    Field of work botany
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.