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Lucien Merlet

French archivist (1827-1898)
Person human Q18115478

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 4, 1827
Date of death
July 20, 1898
Place of birth
Vannes
Place of death
Chartres
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
archivist, historian, palaeographer
Position held
director, president, president[10][11]
Educated at
École des chartes[12]
Award received
officier d'académie, Knight of the Legion of Honour[13][14]
Child
René Merlet[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[21]
Academic degree
archivist palaeographer[17]
Academic thesis
Biographie de Jean II de Montagu, surintendant des finances et grand maître de l'hôtel du roi Charles VI (1388-1409)[20]
Birth name
Lucien Victor Claude Merlet (français)[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Family name
Merlet[18]
Given name
Lucien[19]
Member of
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[15]
Writing language
French[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lucien Merlet
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000120662835
VIAF cluster ID
68932840
Library of Congress authority ID
n86047841
GND ID
1012503208
American Academy in Rome ID
10913812
Angelicum ID
33492
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11915693r
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01317940
CIRDOC author ID
4160
CTHS person ID
88
DDB person (GND) ID
1012503208
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1012503208
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FranceArchives agent ID
131687335
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c3wtgcc_
IdRef ID
027024431
IxTheo authority ID
661829707
KBR person ID
14224288
Léonore ID
LH//1839/39
Léonore Web ID
260066
NUKAT ID
n2013181632
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280272805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810654555705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1364825
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
13186811X
Open Library ID
OL4476122A
OpenMLOL author ID
140564, 171373
Parsifal cluster ID
256417
Persée author ID
82264
Project Gutenberg author ID
7505
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/35007
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpYxVrBFWBVHqckjcctrq
Yale LUX ID
person/e648a344-aba8-4220-8d43-86cc8d2e685d

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Summary

Lucien Merlet was born on June 4, 1827[1], in Vannes[2]. He died on July 20, 1898[3], in Chartres[4]. He worked as an archivist[5], historian[6], and palaeographer[7].

FAQs

Where was Lucien Merlet born?

Lucien Merlet's place of birth was Vannes[2].

Where did Lucien Merlet die?

Lucien Merlet died in Chartres[4].

What did Lucien Merlet do for work?

Lucien Merlet worked as an archivist[5], historian[6], and palaeographer[7].

Where did Lucien Merlet go to school?

Lucien Merlet was educated at École des chartes[12].

What awards did Lucien Merlet receive?

Honors received include officier d'académie[13] and Knight of the Legion of Honour[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . École des chartes. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . www2.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . École des chartes. wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FranceArchives agent ID → 131687335
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Vannes
    IxTheo authority ID → 661829707
    Library of Congress authority ID → n86047841
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11c3wtgcc_
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