William of Moerbeke

13th-century Flemish translator of Greek into Latin (1215–1286)
Person human Q538267
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William of Moerbeke

Summary

William of Moerbeke is a human[1]. He was born in Moerbeke[2]. He was born on 1215[3]. He passed away in Corinth[4]. He died on 1286[5]. He worked as a translator[6], writer[7], philosopher[8], and Catholic priest[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Moerbeke[2], William of Moerbeke…
  • William of Moerbeke was born in Morbecque[11].
  • William of Moerbeke died in Corinth[4].
  • William of Moerbeke was born on 1215[3].
  • William of Moerbeke died on 1286[5].
  • William of Moerbeke's professions included translator[6].
  • William of Moerbeke's professions included writer[7].
  • William of Moerbeke worked as a philosopher[8].
  • William of Moerbeke's professions included Catholic priest[9].
  • William of Moerbeke held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Corinthus[12].
  • William of Moerbeke's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].
  • William of Moerbeke is recorded as male[14].
  • William of Moerbeke's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William of Moerbeke's religious order is recorded as Dominican Order[16].
  • William of Moerbeke's given name is recorded as Willem[17].
  • William of Moerbeke's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • William of Moerbeke's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[19].
  • William of Moerbeke's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[20].
  • William of Moerbeke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Latin[21].
  • William of Moerbeke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[22].
  • William of Moerbeke's consecrator is recorded as Nicholas III[23].
  • William of Moerbeke's significant person is recorded as Thomas Aquinas[24].
  • William of Moerbeke's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • William of Moerbeke's has works in the collection is recorded as J. Paul Getty Museum[26].
  • William of Moerbeke's writing language is recorded as medieval Latin[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Moerbeke[2], a municipality of Belgium[28], in Belgium[29] and Morbecque[11], a commune of France[30], in France[31]. William of Moerbeke was born on 1215[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], writer[7], philosopher[8], and Catholic priest[9]. William of Moerbeke held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Corinthus[12].

Personal Life

William of Moerbeke's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[13].

Death and Burial

William of Moerbeke died on 1286[5]. He passed away in Corinth[4].

Why It Matters

William of Moerbeke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was William of Moerbeke born?

Born in Moerbeke[2], William of Moerbeke…

Where did William of Moerbeke die?

William of Moerbeke died in Corinth[4].

What did William of Moerbeke do for work?

William of Moerbeke worked as translator[6], writer[7], philosopher[8], and Catholic priest[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Great Russian Encyclopedia. bigenc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation translator, writer, philosopher +1
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