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Alfred Darcel

French curator, journalist and engineer (1818–1893)
Person human Q2835048

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
June 4, 1818
Date of death
May 26, 1893
Place of birth
Rouen
Place of death
rue Du Sommerard
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
curator, art critic, engineer
Employer
Louvre Museum, Musée de Cluny[12][13]
Position held
curator, chairperson[10][11]
Educated at
École Centrale Paris, Lycée Pierre-Corneille[14][15]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy), officier d'académie, Officier de l'Instruction publique[16][17][18][19]
Sibling
Jean Darcel[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[29]
Academic degree
doctorate[25]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[35]
Described by source
Albert Edelfelt's letters[28]
Family name
Darcel[26]
Given name
Alfred[27]
Has written for
Le Journal de Rouen, L'Illustration, Gazette des beaux-arts[31][32][33]
Member of
Société française de gravure, Commission départementale des Antiquités de la Seine-Maritime, Société normande de gravure, Société des amis des arts de Rouen[20][21][22][23]
P14840
317
Place of burial
Cimetière monumental de Rouen[8]
Writing language
French[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfred Darcel ja アルフレッド・ダルセル ru Альфред Дарсель ru Дарсель, Альфред
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000071390553
VIAF cluster ID
46844569
Library of Congress authority ID
nr89015396
GND ID
1047607379
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alfred Darcel by Thiriat Vuillier Franck.png ↗
AGORHA UUID
c1762145-be8f-469b-bf15-2c08c6153cfd
AGORHA person/institution ID
3684
Academy of Athens authority ID
61065
American Academy in Rome ID
12361463
BIBSYS ID
3083356
BVPB authority ID
93086
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12392956d
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02097094
CTHS person ID
201
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11211168
CiNii Research ID
1140000791748426624
DDB person (GND) ID
1047607379
DFK Paris person ID
0009480305
FranceArchives agent ID
714378557
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121xkd9d
Grove Art Online ID
T021408
IdRef ID
033020132
Isidore scholar ID
darcel_alfred_auteur_du_texte
KBR person ID
13908443
Léonore ID
LH//658/56
Léonore Web ID
100226
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0797536X
NUKAT ID
n2019164435
National Library of Greece ID
217856
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001400531
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007443911905171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DDoE;=BS
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810597275105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067503543
Open Library ID
OL2391161A
Parsifal cluster ID
428361
Patrons de France ID
21463
Persée author ID
239519
RA Collections ID
17738
RERO ID (legacy)
A003154925
Royal Academy ID
alfred-darcel
SBN author ID
SBLV309387
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
57722
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
42766
Symogih.org ID
Actr21463
Union List of Artist Names ID
500316499
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/144571
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxmJWrPD88XJXDjFrwmd
Yale LUX ID
person/57416c58-17a4-4bf2-b1ed-797a8cadd177

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Occupation 3
engineer, curator, art critic
Award received 2
Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy), Officer of the Legion of Honour
Educated at 2
École Centrale Paris, Lycée Pierre-Corneille
Employer 2
Louvre Museum, Musée de Cluny
Has written for 2
L'Illustration, Gazette des beaux-arts
Position held 2
chairperson, curator
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Alfred
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Rouen
Place of burial 1
Cimetière monumental de Rouen
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Alfred Darcel was born on June 4, 1818[1], in Rouen[2]. He died on May 26, 1893[3], in rue Du Sommerard[4]. He worked as a curator[5], art critic[6], and engineer[7].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Darcel born?

Alfred Darcel was born in Rouen[2].

Where did Alfred Darcel die?

Alfred Darcel passed away in rue Du Sommerard[4].

What did Alfred Darcel do for work?

Alfred Darcel worked as a curator[5], art critic[6], and engineer[7].

Where did Alfred Darcel go to school?

Alfred Darcel was educated at École Centrale Paris[14] and Lycée Pierre-Corneille[15].

What awards did Alfred Darcel receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[16], Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)[17], officier d'académie[18], and Officier de l'Instruction publique[19].

Related Entities

France Louvre Museum Musée de Cluny

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of burial → Cimetière monumental de Rouen
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