Antoine Polier

Swiss explorer (1741-1795)
Person human Q2853521
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Summary

Antoine Polier was born on February 28, 1741[1], in Lausanne[2]. He died on February 9, 1795[3], in France[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], art collector[8], and orientalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Father: Jacques Henri Etienne Polier de Bottens[11]
  • Child: Adolphe de Polier[12], Maximin, Graf von Polier[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[14]
  • Occupation: military officer[15]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Antoine-Louis Polier[18]
  • Family name: Polier[19]
  • Given name: Antoine[20], Louis[21]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Lausanne[22]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[24]

Why It Matters

Antoine Polier is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Antoine Polier born?

Antoine Polier's place of birth was Lausanne[2].

Where did Antoine Polier die?

Antoine Polier died in France[4].

Who were Antoine Polier's parents?

Antoine Polier's father was Jacques Henri Etienne Polier de Bottens[11].

What did Antoine Polier do for work?

Antoine Polier worked as an explorer[5], engineer[6], businessperson[7], art collector[8], and orientalist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60914|batch #60914]]: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'frp', 'mg', 'ru']
    Sbn author id → MILV257977, VEAV529523
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sbn author id: VEAV529523, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  3. 5w ago · WatkynBassett · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genealogics.org person id → I00549056
    Child → Adolphe de Polier, Maximin, Graf von Polier
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q136337849 */ must be the same person due do date of birth and date of death"
  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Paul Eßling
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q105568, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, engineer, businessperson +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
  6. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00557773, cnp01364653
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Child → Adolphe de Polier, Maximin, Graf von Polier
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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