Villard de Honnecourt

artist from Picardy in Northern France
Person human Q366502
Villard de Honnecourt
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Summary

Villard de Honnecourt is a human[1]. He was born in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut[2]. He was born on January 1, 1200[3]. He died on January 1, 1250[4]. He worked as an architect[5], inventor[6], engineer[7], and general contractor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Villard de Honnecourt was born in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut[2].
  • Villard de Honnecourt was born on January 1, 1200[3].
  • Villard de Honnecourt died on January 1, 1250[4].
  • Villard de Honnecourt held citizenship in Kingdom of France[10].
  • Villard de Honnecourt worked as an architect[5].
  • Villard de Honnecourt worked as an inventor[6].
  • Villard de Honnecourt worked as an engineer[7].
  • Villard de Honnecourt worked as a general contractor[8].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's field of work was civil engineering[11].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's field of work was medieval architecture[12].
  • Villard de Honnecourt is recorded as male[13].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's Commons category is recorded as Villard de Honnecourt[15].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's family name is recorded as de Honnecourt[16].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Villard de Honnecourt[17].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's Commons gallery is recorded as Villard de Honnecourt[18].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old French[19].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[20].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's Commons Creator page is recorded as Villard de Honnecourt[21].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Villard de Honnecourt'}[22].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1211[23].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's end of work period is recorded as 1250[24].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's writing language is recorded as Old French[26].
  • Villard de Honnecourt's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[27].

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Origins and Family

Villard de Honnecourt was born in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut[2]. He was born on January 1, 1200[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect[5], inventor[6], engineer[7], and general contractor[8]. Fields of work include civil engineering[11], a branch of engineering[28] and medieval architecture[12], an aspect in a historical period[29].

Death and Burial

Villard de Honnecourt died on January 1, 1250[4].

Why It Matters

Villard de Honnecourt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Villard de Honnecourt born?

Born in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut[2].

What did Villard de Honnecourt do for work?

Villard de Honnecourt worked as architect[5], inventor[6], engineer[7], and general contractor[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Athenaeum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Athenaeum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Medol · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fi', '
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id → villard-de-honnecourt-0, villard-de-honnecourt
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Lodenfrey-Park
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q16435, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
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