Marcelle Lagesse

Mauritian writer (1916–2011)
Person human Q3289556
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Marcelle Lagesse

Summary

Marcelle Lagesse is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Quatre Bornes[2]. She was born on +1916-02-07T00:00:00Z[3]. She died on +2011-03-08T00:00:00Z[4]. She worked as a playwright[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], and historian[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Marcelle Lagesse's place of birth was Quatre Bornes[2].
  • Marcelle Lagesse was born on +1916-02-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marcelle Lagesse died on +2011-03-08T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Marcelle Lagesse held citizenship in Mauritius[10].
  • Marcelle Lagesse held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's professions included playwright[5].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's professions included journalist[6].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's professions included novelist[7].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's professions included historian[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Marcelle Lagesse is Q3549577[12].
  • Marcelle Lagesse received the Knight of the National Order of Merit[13].
  • Marcelle Lagesse received the Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[14].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's image is recorded as Marcelle Lagesse.jpg[15].
  • Marcelle Lagesse is recorded as female[16].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's ISNI is recorded as 0000000022011721[18].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23773[19].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84054802[20].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12022629q[21].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's IdRef ID is recorded as 028379233[22].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's Commons category is recorded as Marcelle Lagesse[23].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's SBN author ID is recorded as UTOV578872[24].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012zcxjj[25].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's family name is recorded as Lagesse[26].
  • Marcelle Lagesse's given name is recorded as Marcelle[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Quatre Bornes[2], Marcelle Lagesse… she was born on +1916-02-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], and historian[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Marcelle Lagesse is Q3549577[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the National Order of Merit[13], a grade of an order[28], in France[29] and Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[14], a grade of an order[30], in France[31].

Death and Burial

Marcelle Lagesse died on +2011-03-08T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Marcelle Lagesse ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Marcelle Lagesse born?

Marcelle Lagesse was born in Quatre Bornes[2].

What did Marcelle Lagesse do for work?

Marcelle Lagesse worked as playwright[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], and historian[8].

What awards did Marcelle Lagesse receive?

Honors received include Knight of the National Order of Merit[13] and Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . lemauricien.com. lemauricien.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . africultures.com. africultures.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . africultures.com. africultures.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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