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Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist
Person human Q470306
Antonio de Ulloa
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
January 12, 1716
Date of death
July 5, 1795, July 3, 1795[10]
Place of birth
Seville
Place of death
Isla de León
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Spain[13]
Ethnic group
Spaniards[14]
Occupation
naturalist, writer, military personnel, astronomer, naval officer, seafarer, physicist, historian, scholar, politician[15][16][17][18][19]
Field of work
geodesy, astronomy[20][21]
Position held
governor of Louisiana[22]
Father
Bernardo de Ulloa[11]
Child
Francisco Javier de Ulloa[12]
Sibling
Martín de Ulloa[39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[37]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Diccionario de escritores, maestros y oradores naturales de Sevilla y su actual provincia (1922-1925)[32][33][34][35][36]
Family name
Ulloa[30]
Given name
Antonio[31]
Has works in the collection
Memoria Chilena
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Order of Santiago, French Academy of Sciences[23][24][25][26][27]
Military, police or special rank
admiral[29]
Name in native language
Antonio de Ulloa[38]
P14536
406666
Show all 27 facts +3
P14608
119052873
P14611
85443
P14977
RETE087467
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 79
ISNI
0000000110214975
VIAF cluster ID
14789424
Library of Congress authority ID
n79093033
GND ID
119052873
Alvin ID
alvin-person:9489, alvin-person:58428
American National Biography ID
2001034
BHL creator ID
9556
BIBSYS ID
2038543
BLPL author ID
18261
BVFE author ID
10804
BVLarramendi ID
POLI20090014398
BVMC person ID
36, 62348
Show all 79 identifiers +67
BVPB authority ID
22190, 27623
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
38327
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120532342
CANTIC ID
981058514996206706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01881190
CTHS person ID
128941
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
0041F1676
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
15122b
CiNii Research ID
1140282266675195520
DDB person (GND) ID
119052873
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119052873
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
6569004
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0002255
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
195696
Entomologists of the World ID
18656
FAST ID
41190
FactGrid item ID
Sennen
Freebase ID
/m/01bb39
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010551528696
Geographicus cartographer ID
ulloaantonio
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
antonio-de-ulloa
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0068295
Historia Hispánica ID
biografias/44353
IdRef ID
028763394
KBR person ID
14054071
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119052873
Kallías ID
PE00644976
Lex ID
Antonio_de_Ulloa
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05851/eu_u_0327/u0327
Museo Galileo authority ID
40834
Museum-digital ID
214181
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05073511
NDL Authority ID
00476429
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2008473382
NUKAT ID
n2006132077
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000133663
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007269272005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810533734805606
National Library of Portugal ID
241125
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1043219
National Virtual Library of India ID
452376
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07004841X
Obálky knih ID
mzk2008473382
Online Books Page author ID
Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795
Open Library ID
OL182646A
OpenMLOL author ID
156305
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803110531719
PARES ID
163701
PUG authority ID
2242
Parsifal cluster ID
232768
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
80479
Prabook ID
2594336
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
23010
RedBA Granada authority ID
121132
SBN author ID
UBOV376753
SHARE Catalogue author ID
9936
SNAC ARK ID
w6h42fqd
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
4351/antonio-de-ulloa-y-de-la-torre-guiral
Treccani ID
antonio-de-ulloa
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
antonio-de-ulloa
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514996206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1242570
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12040977, ADV12040978, ADV12040974, ADV12040973, ADV11185624
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/38656
Wellcome Collection concept ID
gz25mpv6
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcGgKPrxxjpQ67FgF69Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/9036b542-dbd0-4c98-9e92-14f94c063af7

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🔗 Connections
Member of 5
Royal Society, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Order of Santiago
Occupation 4
writer, astronomer, military personnel, naturalist
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Nordisk familjebok
Field of work 2
astronomy, geodesy
FactGrid item ID 1
Sennen
Given name 1
Antonio
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Military, police or special rank 1
admiral
Place of birth 1
Seville
Place of death 1
Isla de León
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
platinum
← Structural engineer 1
Canal de Castilla
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Summary

Antonio de Ulloa was born on January 12, 1716[1], in Seville[2]. He died on July 5, 1795[3], in Isla de León[4]. He worked as a naturalist[5], writer[6], military personnel[7], astronomer[8], and naval officer[9].

Why It Matters

Antonio de Ulloa is credited with the discovery of platinum[40], a chemical element[41].

FAQs

Where was Antonio de Ulloa born?

Antonio de Ulloa's place of birth was Seville[2].

Where did Antonio de Ulloa die?

Antonio de Ulloa passed away in Isla de León[4].

Who were Antonio de Ulloa's parents?

Antonio de Ulloa's father was Bernardo de Ulloa[11].

What did Antonio de Ulloa do for work?

Antonio de Ulloa worked as a naturalist[5], writer[6], military personnel[7], astronomer[8], and naval officer[9].

What did Antonio de Ulloa discover?

Antonio de Ulloa is credited as discoverer of platinum[40].

Related Entities

astronomy Seville

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . academie-sciences.fr. academie-sciences.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [10] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . books.google.com.ar. books.google.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  8. 23w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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