Antoine Gombaud

French writer and mathematician
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Antoine Gombaud

Summary

Antoine Gombaud is a human[1]. He was born in Poitou[2]. He was born on January 1, 1607[3]. He died in Poitou[4]. He died on December 29, 1684[5]. He worked as a gambler[6], salonnière[7], French moralist[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou[2].
  • Antoine Gombaud passed away in Poitou[4].
  • Antoine Gombaud was born on January 1, 1607[3].
  • Antoine Gombaud died on December 29, 1684[5].
  • Antoine Gombaud held citizenship in France[11].
  • French was Antoine Gombaud's native language[12].
  • Antoine Gombaud's professions included gambler[6].
  • Antoine Gombaud's professions included salonnière[7].
  • Antoine Gombaud's professions included French moralist[8].
  • Antoine Gombaud worked as a writer[9].
  • Antoine Gombaud's field of work was probability theory[13].
  • Antoine Gombaud is recorded as male[14].
  • Antoine Gombaud's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Antoine Gombaud's noble title is recorded as knight[16].
  • Antoine Gombaud is associated with the erudite libertinism movement[17].
  • Antoine Gombaud's family name is recorded as Gombaud[18].
  • Antoine Gombaud's given name is recorded as Antoine[19].
  • Antoine Gombaud's pseudonym is recorded as chevalier de Méré[20].
  • Antoine Gombaud's godparent is recorded as Antoine de La Rochefoucauld[21].
  • Antoine Gombaud's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Antoine Gombaud's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Antoine Gombaud's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Antoine Gombaud'}[24].

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Origins and Family

Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou[2]. He was born on January 1, 1607[3]. French was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include gambler[6], salonnière[7], French moralist[8], and writer[9]. Antoine Gombaud's field of work was probability theory[13].

Death and Burial

Antoine Gombaud died on December 29, 1684[5]. He passed away in Poitou[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Antoine Gombaud include de Méré's paradox[25], a mathematical problem[26].

Why It Matters

Antoine Gombaud ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for him include de Méré's paradox[25], a mathematical problem[26].

FAQs

Where was Antoine Gombaud born?

Antoine Gombaud was born in Poitou[2].

Where did Antoine Gombaud die?

Antoine Gombaud died in Poitou[4].

What did Antoine Gombaud do for work?

Antoine Gombaud worked as gambler[6], salonnière[7], French moralist[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . 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. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Poitou
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ckb', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'ht', 'it',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Inabanga
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q405088, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → gambler, salonnière, French moralist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35339|batch #35339]]: add P1810 to P8034"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → France
    Aliases → —
    Movement → erudite libertinism
    Sex or gender → male
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01001334, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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