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Charles Bally

Swiss linguist (1865-1947)
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Summary

Charles Bally was born on February 4, 1865[1], in Geneva[2]. He died on April 10, 1947[3], in Geneva[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], and philologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[9]
  • Employer: University of Geneva[10]
  • Educated at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11]
  • Award received: doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[12]
  • Religion or worldview: reformed[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Charles Bally[15]
  • Family name: Bally[16]
  • Given name: Charles[17], Louis[18]
  • Work location: Geneva[19], Athens[20]
  • Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Geneva[21]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[23]
  • Birth name: Charles Louis Bally[24]
  • Name in native language: Charles Bally[25]

Why It Matters

Charles Bally has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Charles Bally born?

Charles Bally's place of birth was Geneva[2].

Where did Charles Bally die?

Charles Bally died in Geneva[4].

What did Charles Bally do for work?

Charles Bally worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], and philologist[7].

Where did Charles Bally go to school?

Charles Bally was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[11].

What awards did Charles Bally receive?

Honors received include doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[12].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . ge.ch. ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', '
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → CNB-a273572, NLB-ar104231
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Nlb authority id (belarus): NLB-ar104231, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289738|batch #289738]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, university teacher, philologist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31706|batch #31706]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (6)"
  3. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
    Employer → —
    Employer → University of Geneva
    Work location → Geneva, Athens
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30465|batch #30465]]: add P1810 to P5739 1/3"
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