Petru Maior

Romanian writer (1756 –1821)
Person human Q897482
Petru Maior
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Petru Maior

Summary

Petru Maior is a human[1]. His place of birth was Târgu Mureș[2]. He was born on 1756[3]. He died in Buda[4]. He died on February 14, 1821[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], philologist[7], historian[8], philosopher[9], and Greek-Catholic priest[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Petru Maior was born in Târgu Mureș[2].
  • Petru Maior died in Buda[4].
  • Petru Maior was born on 1756[3].
  • Petru Maior died on February 14, 1821[5].
  • Petru Maior held citizenship in Kingdom of Hungary[12].
  • Petru Maior's professions included linguist[6].
  • Petru Maior worked as a philologist[7].
  • Petru Maior worked as a historian[8].
  • Petru Maior worked as a philosopher[9].
  • Petru Maior's professions included Greek-Catholic priest[10].
  • Petru Maior worked as a romanist[13].
  • Petru Maior was educated at Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide[14].
  • Petru Maior's religion is recorded as Romanian Greek Catholic Church[15].
  • Petru Maior is recorded as male[16].
  • Petru Maior's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Petru Maior's Commons category is recorded as Petru Maior[18].
  • Petru Maior's family name is recorded as Maior[19].
  • Petru Maior's given name is recorded as Petru[20].
  • Petru Maior's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Petru Maior[21].
  • Petru Maior's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Petru Maior's described by source is recorded as Dicţionarul Contimporanilor (1897)[23].
  • Petru Maior's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Romanian[24].
  • Petru Maior's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hungarian[25].
  • Petru Maior's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[26].
  • Petru Maior's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[27].

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Origins and Family

Petru Maior was born in Târgu Mureș[2]. He was born on 1756[3].

Education

Petru Maior's education included a stint at Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], philologist[7], historian[8], philosopher[9], Greek-Catholic priest[10], and romanist[13].

Personal Life

Petru Maior's religion is recorded as Romanian Greek Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

Petru Maior died on February 14, 1821[5]. He passed away in Buda[4].

Why It Matters

Petru Maior ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

He is credited with the discovery of Ț/ț[29], founded in 1825[30] and Ș[31], a Latin-script letter[32], founded in 1825[33].

FAQs

Where was Petru Maior born?

Petru Maior was born in Târgu Mureș[2].

Where did Petru Maior die?

Petru Maior died in Buda[4].

What did Petru Maior do for work?

Petru Maior worked as linguist[6], philologist[7], historian[8], philosopher[9], and Greek-Catholic priest[10].

Where did Petru Maior go to school?

Petru Maior was educated at Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide[14].

What did Petru Maior discover?

Petru Maior is credited as discoverer of Ț/ț[29] and Ș[31].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata. 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.

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  1. 10d ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Petru Maior
    Occupation linguist, philologist, historian +3
    Place of death Buda
    Instance of human
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