Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian

French writer (1755–1794)
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Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
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Summary

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian was born on March 6, 1755[1], in Sauve[2]. He died on September 13, 1794[3], in Sceaux[4]. He worked as a fabulist[5], writer[6], poet[7], playwright[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Logrian-Florian[11]
  • Place of death: Paris[12]
  • Date of birth: 1755[13]
  • Date of death: September 19, 1794[14], 1794[15]
  • Place of burial: Cemetery Sceaux[16]
  • Country of citizenship: France[17]
  • Native language: French[18]
  • Occupation: novelist[19]
  • Position held: member of the Académie française[20]
  • Notable work: Q107678060[21]
  • Member of: Académie Française[22], Académie de Nîmes[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Family: de Claris[25]
  • Noble title: knight[26]
  • Commons category: Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian[27]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[28]
  • Family name: Florian[29]
  • Given name: Jean-Pierre[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian[31]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[32]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Library of the World's Best Literature[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[38], French[39]
  • Commons Creator page: Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian[40]
  • Birth name: Jean Pierre du Claris de Florian[41]
  • Name in native language: Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian[42]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian include Florian Award[43], a literary competition[44], in France[45], founded in 2021[46].

Why It Matters

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for him include Florian Award[43], a literary competition[44], in France[45], founded in 2021[46].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian born?

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian was born in Sauve[2].

Where did Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian die?

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian died in Sceaux[4].

What did Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian do for work?

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian worked as a fabulist[5], writer[6], poet[7], playwright[8], and translator[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Departmental archives of Gard. Retrieved . v-earchives.gard.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . archives municipales de Sceaux. Retrieved . archives.sceaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Departmental archives of Gard. Retrieved . v-earchives.gard.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . archives municipales de Sceaux. Retrieved . archives.sceaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . v-earchives.gard.fr. v-earchives.gard.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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