Michael Servetus

Spanish physician and theologian
Person human Q185914
Michael Servetus
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
1511, September 19, 1511, September 29, 1511[11][12]
Date of death
October 27, 1553
Place of death
Geneva
Country of citizenship
Spain, Kingdom of France[13][14]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism, Protestantism[21][22]
Cause of death
death by burning[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Spanish, French, Ancient Greek, Hebrew[36][37][38][39][40]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Different from
Servatius
Family name
Servet[25]
Given name
Miguel[26]
Manner of death
capital punishment[30]
Name in native language
Miguel Serveto y Conesa[41]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P14536
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P14608
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Pseudonym
Michel de Villeneuve[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Servetus en Miguel Servet en Michael Servetus en Michel Servet ar ميغيل سيرفيت ar مايكل سيرفتس ar ميخائيل سيرفيتوس cs Miguel Serveto cs Michael Servet cs Michel Servet da Michel Servet da Michael Servetus da Miguel Servet de Servetus de Miguel Serveto de Michael Servet de Miguel Servet de Michel Servet el Μιχαήλ Σερβέτος es Michael Servetus
🔖 Identifiers · 130
Library of Congress authority ID
n50004735
GND ID
11861343X
Archivo Linz de la Transición Española ID
80189
Auñamendi ID
105620
BIBSYS ID
90348751
BIU Santé person ID
4387
BVLarramendi ID
POLI20090013711
BVPB authority ID
211817
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Babelio author ID
247191
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
3522
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11924534x
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SR ID
9058151
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
4440
CiNii Research ID
1140563741777409024
DDB person (GND) ID
11861343X
DLL Catalog author ID
A4173
De Agostini ID
Serveto,+Michèle
Described at URL
papers.ssrn.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11861343X
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
106112
Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography ID
servetus-michael, servetus-michael-2000
Dictionnaire de spiritualité ID
9691
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Nottingham
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
10105
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
185537
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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ExecutedToday ID
2008/10/27/1553
FAST ID
1189
FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
Dirac
Find a Grave memorial ID
7589062
FranceArchives agent ID
19585652
Freebase ID
/m/01b5g7
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID
Servetus, Michael (1511-1553)
Goodreads author ID
111149
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
miquel-servet
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0062233
Great Aragonese Encyclopedia ID
11720, 11719
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Michel_Servet
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3657884
HDS ID
011327
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/593906285944
Historia Hispánica ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
55537
IdRef ID
027133648
IxTheo authority ID
07940331X
KANTO ID
000220556
KBR person ID
14794569
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11861343X
Kallías ID
PE00202216
LBT person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
126064
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
S/servetus-michael
Mirabile author ID
233184
Mnemosine ID
59420
Museo Galileo authority ID
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Museum-digital ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10977363
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1257699
NSK (VIAF) ID
000691151
NUKAT ID
n01098486
National Library of Brazil ID
000351105
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001106638
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000120515
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268069805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810690102605606
National Library of Russia ID
770181929
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX869875, XX5639580
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
877837
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
27342033X
Notable Names Database ID
511/000094229
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000083450
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3974210
Open Library ID
OL1297464A
OpenMLOL author ID
276758, 417029
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
2662570
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100456451
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
148726
Parsifal cluster ID
40572
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
76560
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
73200
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
989
RERO ID (legacy)
A000148212
RedBA Granada authority ID
117623
Regensburg Classification
BW 16220
SBN author ID
SBLV302001
SELIBR ID
198100
SHARE Catalogue author ID
206139
SNAC ARK ID
w62f7tgs
SNARC ID
Drebach
Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
104472
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
985
Shakeosphere person ID
57076
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
8211/miguel-servet-conesa
Symogih.org ID
Actr46799
Treccani ID
michele-serveto
Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
michele-serveto
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
michele-serveto
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
miguel-serveto
UCA authority ID
15735
Union List of Artist Names ID
500245814
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
266284, 300866
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514853906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1234402
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/38730
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
miguel-servet
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcHQm7TqQk3fmC64p3wC

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Educated at 3
Country of citizenship 2
Place of birth 2
Religion or worldview 2
Student of 2
Teachers 2
Cause of death 1
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
FactGrid item ID 1
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SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Michael Servetus was born on 1511[1] in Villanueva de Sigena[2]. He died on October 27, 1553[3], in Geneva[4]. He worked as a physician[5], theologian[6], translator[7], cartographer[8], and astronomer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael Servetus include Parque Miguel Servet[42], a park[43], in Spain[44].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Michael Servetus include Christianismi Restitutio[45], a literary work[46]. Entities named for him include Parque Miguel Servet[42], a park[43], in Spain[44].

FAQs

Where was Michael Servetus born?

Michael Servetus was born in Villanueva de Sigena[2].

Where did Michael Servetus die?

Michael Servetus passed away in Geneva[4].

What did Michael Servetus do for work?

Michael Servetus worked as a physician[5], theologian[6], translator[7], cartographer[8], and astronomer[9].

Where did Michael Servetus go to school?

Michael Servetus was educated at University of Paris[16], University of Basel[17], University of Strasbourg[18], and University of Toulouse (1896-1968)[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Dictionnaire de spiritualité. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . obalkyknih.cz. Retrieved . obalkyknih.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . obalkyknih.cz. Retrieved . obalkyknih.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . obalkyknih.cz. Retrieved . obalkyknih.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . obalkyknih.cz. Retrieved . obalkyknih.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . obalkyknih.cz. Retrieved . obalkyknih.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Dictionnaire de spiritualité. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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