Mercedes Volait

French islamologist and architectural historian (1956-)
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Summary

Mercedes Volait was born on March 4, 1956[1]. She has worked as an Islamicist[2], historian[3], researcher[4], architectural historian[5], and scientist[6].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[7]
  • Field of work: history of architecture[8], history[9], Arabic studies[10], Islamology[11], Islamic studies[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robert Ilbert[13], Dominique Poulot[14]
  • Award received: CNRS silver medal[15], Knight of the National Order of Merit[16]
  • Member of: Academia Europaea[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Doctoral student: Nadine Atallah[19]
  • Family name: Volait[20]
  • Given name: Mercedes[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[22]
  • Writing language: French[23]

FAQs

What did Mercedes Volait do for work?

Mercedes Volait worked as an Islamicist[2], historian[3], researcher[4], architectural historian[5], and scientist[6].

What awards did Mercedes Volait receive?

Honors received include CNRS silver medal[15] and Knight of the National Order of Merit[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . cnrs.fr. cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . cnrs.fr. cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . invisu.cnrs.fr. invisu.cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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