Marie de Gournay

French writer
Person human Q469087
Marie de Gournay
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Marie de Gournay

Summary

Marie de Gournay is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Paris[2]. She was born on October 6, 1565[3]. She died in Paris[4]. She died on July 13, 1645[5]. She worked as a translator[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], alchemist[9], and essayist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Marie de Gournay's place of birth was Paris[2].
  • Marie de Gournay died in Paris[4].
  • Marie de Gournay was born on October 6, 1565[3].
  • Marie de Gournay died on July 13, 1645[5].
  • Burial took place at Church of Saint Eustache[12].
  • Marie de Gournay held citizenship in France[13].
  • French was Marie de Gournay's native language[14].
  • Marie de Gournay's professions included translator[6].
  • Marie de Gournay worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Marie de Gournay's professions included writer[8].
  • Marie de Gournay worked as an alchemist[9].
  • Marie de Gournay's professions included essayist[10].
  • Marie de Gournay's professions included poet[15].
  • Marie de Gournay's field of work was essay[16].
  • Marie de Gournay is recorded as female[17].
  • Marie de Gournay's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Marie de Gournay's Commons category is recorded as Marie de Gournay[19].
  • Marie de Gournay's given name is recorded as Marie[20].
  • Marie de Gournay's pseudonym is recorded as Damoiselle de G.[21].
  • Marie de Gournay's pseudonym is recorded as Fille d’alliance de Monsieur de Montaigne[22].
  • Marie de Gournay's described by source is recorded as Forgotten Women: The Writers[23].
  • Marie de Gournay's described by source is recorded as A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[24].
  • Marie de Gournay's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Marie de Gournay's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Marie de Gournay'}[26].
  • Marie de Gournay's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[27].

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Origins and Family

Marie de Gournay was born in Paris[2]. She was born on October 6, 1565[3]. French was her native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], alchemist[9], essayist[10], and poet[15]. Marie de Gournay's field of work was essay[16].

Death and Burial

Marie de Gournay died on July 13, 1645[5]. She died in Paris[4]. She is buried at Church of Saint Eustache[12].

Why It Matters

Marie de Gournay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Marie de Gournay born?

Born in Paris[2], Marie de Gournay…

Where did Marie de Gournay die?

Marie de Gournay died in Paris[4].

What did Marie de Gournay do for work?

Marie de Gournay worked as translator[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], alchemist[9], and essayist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation translator, philosopher, writer +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  2. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00402480
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  3. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00402480
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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