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Pierre Viret

Swiss theologian
Person Human Q123337
Pierre Viret
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1511
Date of death
May 4, 1571
Place of birth
Orbe
Place of death
Orthez
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[6]
Occupation
theologian
Employer
Académie protestante du Béarn[9]
Field of work
theology, Protestantism[7][8]
Educated at
University of Paris[10]
Religion or worldview
Protestantism[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Middle French, French[20][21][22]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Adam: Decades duae continentes vitas theologorum exterorum principum (1618)[16][17][18]
Family name
Viret[13]
Given name
Pierre[14]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Orbe[15]
Participant in
Disputation of Lausanne[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pierre Viret cs Cephas Geranius cs Peter Viret cs Petrus Viretus cs Cephas da Petrus Viret de Pierre Viret de Viret el Πιερ Βιρέ fa پییر ویره fi Petrus Viret fi Viret he פייר וירט ko 피에르 비레 pl Piotr Viret pt Petrus Viret pt Viret ru Вире, Пьер ru Пьер Вире
🔖 Identifiers · 59
ISNI
0000000083489702
VIAF cluster ID
32318
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85041931
GND ID
118873954
BIBSYS ID
12070721
Babelio author ID
189213
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120601677
Biblissima authority ID
Etting
British Museum person or institution ID
159845
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
viret-pierre
CANTIC ID
981060937655606706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01323062
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DDB person (GND) ID
118873954
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118873954
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118873954
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
28655
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Pierre-Viret
FAST ID
154982
Freebase ID
/m/05qxnk
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1915851
HDS ID
011333
IdRef ID
028851617
IxTheo authority ID
149279779
J9U entity ID
987007271347305171
KBR person ID
14924167
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118873954
Lex ID
Pierre_Viret
Libraries Australia ID
35705683
Museum-digital person/organization ID
50147
NL CR AUT ID
pna20191039450
NLA Trove people ID
1050828
NLP ID
a0000002899919
NUKAT ID
n2011107015
National Library of Brazil ID
001524621
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000467777
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BaSQ;=Bd
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810603236205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4891366
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071421904
Open Library ID
OL1122830A
OpenMLOL author ID
97119
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803115939607
Parsifal cluster ID
38532
Patrinum ID
40551
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
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Prabook ID
1959541
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE089895
SBN author ID
SBLV309415
SHARE Catalogue author ID
154391
Shakeosphere person ID
61757
Treccani ID
pierre-viret
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
pierre-viret
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
pierre-viret
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
302192
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11310542
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/41149
Wellcome Collection concept ID
g4vn9tzt
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c8963612-4fda-434c-ab14-270fd3b49191

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
French, Latin, Middle French
Field of work 2
Protestantism, theology
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
University of Paris
Given name 1
Pierre
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Orbe
Occupation 1
theologian
Place of birth 1
Orbe
Place of death 1
Orthez
Religion or worldview 1
Protestantism
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Pierre Viret was born on 1511[1] in Orbe[2]. He died on May 4, 1571[3], in Orthez[4]. He worked as a theologian[5].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Viret born?

Pierre Viret was born in Orbe[2].

Where did Pierre Viret die?

Pierre Viret died in Orthez[4].

What did Pierre Viret do for work?

Pierre Viret worked as a theologian[5].

Where did Pierre Viret go to school?

Pierre Viret was educated at University of Paris[10].

Related Entities

Orthez Switzerland theology University of Paris

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [hi] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67776"
  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  3. 10d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE089895
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63609: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 10:20"
  4. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Place of birth: Orbe, source for place of birth from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (OKA b…"
  5. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Etting
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q22343, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  6. 17w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Adam: Decades duae continentes vitas theologorum exterorum p
    "Created claim: Described by source: Adam: Decades duae continentes vitas theologorum exterorum principum (1618)"
  7. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118873954
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118873954, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  8. 19w ago · Marklar2007 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Académie protestante du Béarn
    "Created claim: Employer: Académie protestante du Béarn"
  9. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    EDIT16 catalogue author ID → 28655
    "Created claim: EDIT16 catalogue author ID: 28655, Matched to Pierre Viret (#107815251) in EDIT16 people #mix'"
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