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Antoine Jay

French writer, journalist, historian and politician (1770-1854)
Person human Q586494

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 19, 1770
Date of death
April 9, 1854
Place of birth
Guîtres
Place of death
Courgeac
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
politician, historian, journalist, writer, lawyer
Field of work
French literature, history[12][13]
Position held
member of the Académie française, Member of the Chamber of Representatives, member of the National Assembly, member of the National Assembly, member of the National Assembly[14][15][16]
Notable work
Les Hermites en prison, ou Consolations de Sainte-Pélagie, On the prisons of New York[17][18]
Work location
Paris[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[28]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[35]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature[25][26][27]
Family name
Jay[22]
Given name
Antoine[23]
Has written for
Le Constitutionnel, Mercure de France, La Minerve[31][32][33]
Member of
Académie Française[19]
Name in native language
Antoine Jay[29]
Native language
French[11]
P14585
66982
Place of detention
Sainte-Pélagie Prison[30]
Religious order
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri[21]
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Writing language
French[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Antoine Jay ru Антуан Же ru Антуан Жэ ru Же, Антуан ru Жэ ru Жэ А. ru Жэ Антуан ru Жэ, Антуан sv Jay, Antoine
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000083818836
VIAF cluster ID
51691262
Library of Congress authority ID
n88145801
GND ID
113676107
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Antoine Jay 2.jpg ↗
Académie française member ID
antoine-jay
Babelio author ID
356705
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11908683z
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01470674
CTHS person ID
124310
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11307808
CiNii Research ID
1140000791686265216
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DDB person (GND) ID
113676107
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
113676107
ELNET ID
a11434752
FAST ID
1967143
FactGrid item ID
Alice of Champagne
FranceArchives agent ID
226636838
Freebase ID
/m/05zy1x0
IdRef ID
026936461
KBR person ID
14225627
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
113676107
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07215209
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2015865284
NUKAT ID
n2013120471
National Library of Chile ID
000087029
National Library of Greece ID
219226
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007313691405171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BF7q;=BW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810701314505606
National Library of Portugal ID
45172
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4861574
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069811199
Obálky knih ID
mzk2015865284
Open Library ID
OL1876454A
Parsifal cluster ID
369079
RERO ID (legacy)
A003422236
SBN author ID
TO0V428184
SHARE Catalogue author ID
135334
Sycomore ID
13934
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/319980
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmVmFFkM7fbFGXX6y8G3
Yale LUX ID
person/230cf1a5-b42c-4f36-8f98-c20f69bcc50b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, lawyer, politician, journalist, historian
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
Field of work 2
history, French literature
Country of citizenship 1
France
FactGrid item ID 1
Alice of Champagne
Family name 1
Jay
Given name 1
Antoine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Académie Française
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Guîtres
Place of death 1
Courgeac
Place of detention 1
Sainte-Pélagie Prison
Religious order 1
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Paris
Writing language 1
French
← FactGrid item ID 1
Zaleskie
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Summary

Antoine Jay was born on October 19, 1770[1], in Guîtres[2]. He died on April 9, 1854[3], in Courgeac[4]. He worked as a politician[5], historian[6], journalist[7], writer[8], and lawyer[9].

FAQs

Where was Antoine Jay born?

Antoine Jay's place of birth was Guîtres[2].

Where did Antoine Jay die?

Antoine Jay died in Courgeac[4].

What did Antoine Jay do for work?

Antoine Jay worked as a politician[5], historian[6], journalist[7], writer[8], and lawyer[9].

Related Entities

France French literature lawyer

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Sycomore. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . 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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