Louis Gallet

French writer (1835–1898)
Person human Q1148209
Louis Gallet
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Louis Gallet

Summary

Louis Gallet is a human[1]. He was born in Valence[2]. He was born on February 14, 1835[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on October 16, 1898[5]. He worked as a poet[6], writer[7], librettist[8], music critic[9], and composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Louis Gallet was born in Valence[2].
  • Louis Gallet died in Paris[4].
  • Louis Gallet was born on February 14, 1835[3].
  • Louis Gallet died on October 16, 1898[5].
  • Louis Gallet held citizenship in France[12].
  • Louis Gallet's professions included poet[6].
  • Louis Gallet worked as a writer[7].
  • Louis Gallet's professions included librettist[8].
  • Louis Gallet's professions included music critic[9].
  • Louis Gallet's professions included composer[10].
  • Louis Gallet's professions included playwright[13].
  • Louis Gallet's field of work was theatre art[14].
  • Louis Gallet's field of work was opera[15].
  • Louis Gallet's field of work was drama[16].
  • Louis Gallet held the position of director[17].
  • Louis Gallet was employed by Gringoire[18].
  • Louis Gallet was employed by Le Ménestrel[19].
  • Louis Gallet received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[20].
  • Louis Gallet is recorded as male[21].
  • Louis Gallet's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Louis Gallet's Commons category is recorded as Louis Gallet[23].
  • Louis Gallet's family name is recorded as Gallet[24].
  • Louis Gallet's given name is recorded as Louis[25].
  • Louis Gallet's given name is recorded as Marie[26].
  • Louis Gallet's given name is recorded as Alexandre[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1835-02-14[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1898-10-16[31]

  • Community tags: dramatist, libretist[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 00e7378b-6438-42df-987e-846d6338ada9[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Louis Gallet was born in Valence[2]. He was born on February 14, 1835[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], librettist[8], music critic[9], composer[10], and playwright[13]. Fields of work include theatre art[14], a performing arts genre[34]; opera[15], a music genre[35], founded in 1600[36]; and drama[16], a literary mode[37]. Employers include Gringoire[18], a newspaper[38], in France[39], founded in 1865[40] and Le Ménestrel[19], a magazine[41], in France[42], founded in 1833[43], written by Henri Heugel[44]. Louis Gallet held the position of director[17].

Recognition

Louis Gallet received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[20].

Death and Burial

Louis Gallet died on October 16, 1898[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Louis Gallet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Louis Gallet born?

Louis Gallet's place of birth was Valence[2].

Where did Louis Gallet die?

Louis Gallet died in Paris[4].

What did Louis Gallet do for work?

Louis Gallet worked as poet[6], writer[7], librettist[8], music critic[9], and composer[10].

What awards did Louis Gallet receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[20].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Léonore database. www2.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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