Nicolas Chamfort

French journalist and moralistic author
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Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort

Summary

Nicolas Chamfort is a human[1]. He was born in Clermont[2]. He was born on April 6, 1740[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on April 13, 1794[5]. He worked as a journalist[6], poet[7], writer[8], playwright[9], and politician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Nicolas Chamfort's place of birth was Clermont[2].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's place of birth was Clermont-Ferrand[12].
  • Nicolas Chamfort died in Paris[4].
  • Nicolas Chamfort was born on April 6, 1740[3].
  • Nicolas Chamfort died on April 13, 1794[5].
  • Nicolas Chamfort held citizenship in France[13].
  • French was Nicolas Chamfort's native language[14].
  • Nicolas Chamfort worked as a journalist[6].
  • Nicolas Chamfort worked as a poet[7].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's professions included writer[8].
  • Nicolas Chamfort worked as a playwright[9].
  • Nicolas Chamfort worked as a politician[10].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's professions included philosopher[15].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was philosophy[16].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was literary activity[17].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was drama[18].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was rhetoric[19].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was ethics[20].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's field of work was politics[21].
  • Nicolas Chamfort held the position of seat 6 of the Académie française[22].
  • Nicolas Chamfort was a member of Académie Française[23].
  • Nicolas Chamfort is recorded as male[24].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's Commons category is recorded as Sébastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort[26].
  • Nicolas Chamfort's family name is recorded as Chamfort[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Clermont[2], a commune of France[28], in France[29] and Clermont-Ferrand[12], a commune of France[30], in France[31]. Nicolas Chamfort was born on April 6, 1740[3]. French was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], poet[7], writer[8], playwright[9], politician[10], and philosopher[15]. Fields of work include philosophy[16], an academic discipline[32]; literary activity[17]; drama[18], a literary mode[33]; rhetoric[19], a field of study[34]; ethics[20], a branch of philosophy[35]; and politics[21], an academic discipline[36]. Nicolas Chamfort held the position of seat 6 of the Académie française[22].

Death and Burial

Nicolas Chamfort died on April 13, 1794[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Nicolas Chamfort ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Chamfort born?

Born in Clermont[2], Nicolas Chamfort…

Where did Nicolas Chamfort die?

Nicolas Chamfort died in Paris[4].

What did Nicolas Chamfort do for work?

Nicolas Chamfort worked as journalist[6], poet[7], writer[8], playwright[9], and politician[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Proleksis Encyclopedia. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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