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Nicolas Nova

Swiss-French anthropologist, design researcher, and writer (1977–2024)
Person Human Q17635736

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
December 6, 1977
Date of death
December 31, 2024
Place of birth
Roanne
Place of death
Oman
Country of citizenship
France, Switzerland[10][11]
Occupation
university teacher, writer, anthropologist, ethnographer, scientist, essayist[12]
Employer
Geneva University of Art and Design[18]
Field of work
ethnography, anthropology, design, human–computer interaction, social science[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Geneva, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne[19][20]
Official website
www.nicolasnova.net[26]
Doctoral advisor
Mathilde Bourrier, Pierre Dillenbourg[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[28]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[30]
Described by source
MU Archive[27]
Family name
Nova[24]
Given name
Nicolas[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nicolas Nova
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000078523750
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9835-5237
VIAF cluster ID
101027301
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2009068083
GND ID
141384301
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nicolas Nova lors des Utopiales 2015 à Nantes - 7.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
1630354429522
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
161503032
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11521996
Canal-U person ID
nova-nicolas-136480284
DDB person (GND) ID
141384301
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
8czvy6bi__Q6
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b5v43nmv
HAL author ID
nicolas-nova
IdRef ID
136480284
J9U entity ID
987012749239205171
LibraryThing author ID
novanicolas
NL CR AUT ID
xx0309624
NUKAT ID
n2021208211
National Library of Portugal ID
1675025
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
433865180
NooSFere author ID
2147192831
Persée author ID
654112
RERO ID (legacy)
A018457660
Radio France person ID
nicolas-nova
SBN author ID
BVEV237963
Tabakalera ID
123860
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy8rVQ49xr4yyXkbdMXVC

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Summary

Nicolas Nova was born on December 6, 1977[1], in Roanne[2]. He died on December 31, 2024[3], in Oman[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], anthropologist[7], ethnographer[8], and scientist[9].

FAQs

Where was Nicolas Nova born?

Nicolas Nova's place of birth was Roanne[2].

Where did Nicolas Nova die?

Nicolas Nova died in Oman[4].

What did Nicolas Nova do for work?

Nicolas Nova worked as a university teacher[5], writer[6], anthropologist[7], ethnographer[8], and scientist[9].

Where did Nicolas Nova go to school?

Nicolas Nova was educated at University of Geneva[19] and École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . aoc.media. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . nicolasnova.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . archive.mu.nl. Retrieved . archive.mu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . archive.mu.nl. Retrieved . archive.mu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · DMontagne en résidence · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAL author ID → nicolas-nova
    "Created claim: HAL author ID: nicolas-nova, Import des IDHALꓹ alignement IDREF (details)"
  2. 22d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → BVEV237963
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: BVEV237963, batch #289737"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Roanne
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n2009068083
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11b5v43nmv
    ORCID iD → 0000-0001-9835-5237
    + 43 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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