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Samuel Cahen

French Hebraist and journalist (1796-1862)
Person human Q3471072

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 4, 1796, 1796[10]
Date of death
January 8, 1862, 1862[11]
Place of birth
Metz
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[13]
Occupation
journalist, Hebraist, grammarian, Bible translator, writer, translator[14]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Described by source
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Library of the World's Best Literature, Dictionnaire de la Bible[19][20][21]
Family name
Cahen[17]
Given name
Samuel[18]
Place of burial
Père Lachaise Cemetery[12]
Writing language
French[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel Cahen ru Каген, Самуил ru Самуил Каген
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000110234562
VIAF cluster ID
29630858
Library of Congress authority ID
n96000814
GND ID
116401141
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12463203p
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01435683
DDB person (GND) ID
116401141
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116401141
FactGrid item ID
CE Constància
Find a Grave memorial ID
44170424
FranceArchives agent ID
899502012
Freebase ID
/m/02pyy60
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000043991167419
IdRef ID
033812616
IxTheo authority ID
077905504
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
3900
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
116401141
KBR person ID
21446183
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116401141
Léonore ID
LH//404/51
Léonore Web ID
62525
NUKAT ID
n2003086717
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000027474
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259330905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810540094205606
National Library of Portugal ID
99594
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1643026
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
297534645
Parsifal cluster ID
141441
RERO ID (legacy)
A003068598
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/114927
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrCfY3XW6QG4yhGyVF7pP
Yale LUX ID
person/c1f88fa5-5988-4d5a-a85a-04a5e85b90bc

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Occupation 5
writer, journalist, grammarian, Hebraist, Bible translator
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
FactGrid item ID 1
CE Constància
Given name 1
Samuel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Metz
Place of burial 1
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Samuel Cahen was born on August 4, 1796[1], in Metz[2]. He died on January 8, 1862[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], Hebraist[6], grammarian[7], Bible translator[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Cahen born?

Samuel Cahen's place of birth was Metz[2].

Where did Samuel Cahen die?

Samuel Cahen died in Paris[4].

What did Samuel Cahen do for work?

Samuel Cahen worked as a journalist[5], Hebraist[6], grammarian[7], Bible translator[8], and writer[9].

What awards did Samuel Cahen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[15].

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Dictionnaire de la Bible. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Dictionnaire de la Bible. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FranceArchives agent ID → 899502012
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ FranceArchives agent ID: 899502012, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782644922236"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → journalist, Hebraist, grammarian +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Country of citizenship → France
    Award received → Knight of the Legion of Honour
    Writing language → French
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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