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William Marçais

French orientalist (1872-1956)
Person Human Q82861

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
November 6, 1872
Date of death
October 1, 1956
Place of birth
Rennes
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
professor, arabist
Employer
Collège de France, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, École pratique des hautes études[13][14][15]
Position held
director[12]
Educated at
Faculté de droit et de science politique de Rennes, École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, École pratique des hautes études[16][17][18]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Bordin Prize, Volney Prize[19][20][21]
Father
Ambroise Marçais[7]
Mother
Marie Obrumier[8]
Child
Philippe Marçais, Jean Marçais[9][10]
Sibling
Georges Marçais[38]
Student of
Hartwig Derenbourg, Octave Houdas[31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic[33][34][35]
Academic degree
Doctor of Juridical Science[28]
Birth name
William Ambroise Marçais[36]
Family name
Marçais[29]
Given name
William[30]
Member of
Société de Linguistique de Paris, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques, Société archéologique de Constantine, Arab Academy of Damascus[22][23][24][25][26]
Name in native language
William Marçais[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en daughter charlotte Marçais épouse Barbé en William Marcais en William Marçais ar William Marcais ar William Marçais ar وليم مرسيه fi William Marcais fr William Ambroise Marçais nl William Marcais pt William Marcais zh 威廉·马尔赛
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000083444117
VIAF cluster ID
68932484
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89616674
GND ID
12395083X
AGORHA UUID
b6f20f32-a725-4168-b72d-e2f747b36d36
BIBSYS ID
90611552
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11914390n
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
marcais-william
CANTIC ID
981058516689906706
CTHS person ID
103143
CiNii Research ID
1140282266782350464
College de France professor ID (1909-1939)
6134
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DDB person (GND) ID
12395083X
Described at URL
www.persee.fr
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
9033
EGAXA ID
Balis289250469
FAST ID
1832809
FranceArchives agent ID
301164076
Freebase ID
/m/0nfvdc8
IdRef ID
027007510
IxTheo authority ID
085543837
J9U entity ID
987007304511305171
Libraries Australia ID
36524685
Léonore ID
19800035/1319/52647
Léonore Web ID
246247
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA10588816
NLA Trove people ID
1272098
NUKAT ID
n2020200283
National Library of Greece ID
163020
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812466058205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068157363
Open Library ID
OL201151A
PISAI ID
40365
Parsifal cluster ID
116453
Persée author ID
174810
RERO ID (legacy)
A003569249
Roglo person ID
p=william;n=marcais
SBN author ID
PUVV249695
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
marcais-william
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516689906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1290063
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11024144
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/154902
WikiTree person ID
Marçais-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbWxk3tG7BtbqdJRvhPwC

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🔗 Connections
Member of 4
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Arab Academy of Damascus, Société de Linguistique de Paris, Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques
Award received 3
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Volney Prize, Bordin Prize
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
French, Arabic, Maghrebi Arabic
Employer 2
Collège de France, École pratique des hautes études
Occupation 2
professor, arabist
Student of 2
Hartwig Derenbourg, Octave Houdas
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Juridical Science
Child 1
Philippe Marçais
Children (paternal) 1
Philippe Marçais
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
École pratique des hautes études
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Rennes
Place of death 1
Paris
Position held 1
director
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Georges Marçais
Siblings 1
Georges Marçais
← FactGrid item ID 1
Béjaïa
← SNARC ID 1
Marlon Jackson
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Summary

William Marçais was born on November 6, 1872[1], in Rennes[2]. He died on October 1, 1956[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a professor[5] and arabist[6].

FAQs

Where was William Marçais born?

William Marçais was born in Rennes[2].

Where did William Marçais die?

William Marçais passed away in Paris[4].

Who were William Marçais's parents?

William Marçais's father was Ambroise Marçais[7]. William Marçais's mother was Marie Obrumier[8].

What did William Marçais do for work?

William Marçais worked as a professor[5] and arabist[6].

Where did William Marçais go to school?

William Marçais was educated at Faculté de droit et de science politique de Rennes[16], École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[17], and École pratique des hautes études[18].

What awards did William Marçais receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[19], Bordin Prize[20], and Volney Prize[21].

Related Entities

France Marlon Jackson

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Persée. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Persée. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . list of professors at Collège de France. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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