Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola

Spanish archaeologist (1831–1888)
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Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola

Summary

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola is a human[1]. His place of birth was Santander[2]. He was born on +1831-06-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Santander[4]. He died on +1888-03-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], archaeologist[7], naturalist[8], rock art specialist[9], and lawyer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's place of birth was Santander[2].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola died in Santander[4].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was born on +1831-06-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola died on +1888-03-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was María Sanz de Sautuola[12].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola held citizenship in Spain[13].
  • Spanish was Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's native language[14].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola worked as an archaeologist[7].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's professions included naturalist[8].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola worked as a rock art specialist[9].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's professions included lawyer[10].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola worked as a jurist[15].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's field of work was history[16].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's field of work was anthropology[17].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's education included a stint at University of Valladolid[18].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's image is recorded as Sanz de Sautuola.jpg[19].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola is recorded as male[20].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's ISNI is recorded as 0000000059300631[22].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32920717[23].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's GND ID is recorded as 124081665[24].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85078165[25].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122500820[26].
  • Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's IdRef ID is recorded as 031248330[27].

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Origins and Family

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was born in Santander[2]. He was born on +1831-06-02T00:00:00Z[3]. Spanish was his native language[14].

Education

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola's education included a stint at University of Valladolid[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], archaeologist[7], naturalist[8], rock art specialist[9], lawyer[10], and jurist[15]. Fields of work include history[16] and anthropology[17], an academic discipline[28].

Personal Life

A child of Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was María Sanz de Sautuola[12].

Death and Burial

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola died on +1888-03-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Santander[4].

Why It Matters

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

He is credited with the discovery of Cave of Altacosa[31], a cave with prehistoric art[32], in Spain[33], founded in -35000[34] and Cueva de El Pendo[35], a cave with prehistoric art[36], in Spain[37].

FAQs

Where was Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola born?

Born in Santander[2], Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola…

Where did Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola die?

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola died in Santander[4].

What did Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola do for work?

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola worked as anthropologist[6], archaeologist[7], naturalist[8], rock art specialist[9], and lawyer[10].

Where did Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola go to school?

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was educated at University of Valladolid[18].

What did Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola discover?

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola is credited as discoverer of Cave of Altacosa[31] and Cueva de El Pendo[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . historia-hispanica.rah.es. historia-hispanica.rah.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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