Charles Cros

Summary

Charles Cros is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Fabrezan^[2]. He was born on October 1, 1842^[3]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. He died on August 9, 1888^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], photographer^[7], inventor^[8], and writer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Charles Cros's place of birth was Fabrezan^[2].
• Charles Cros died in Paris^[4].
• Charles Cros was born on October 1, 1842^[3].
• Charles Cros died on August 9, 1888^[5].
• Burial took place at Montparnasse Cemetery^[11].
• A child of Charles Cros was Guy-Charles Cros^[12].
• Charles Cros held citizenship in France^[13].
• French was Charles Cros's native language^[14].
• Charles Cros worked as a poet^[6].
• Charles Cros worked as a photographer^[7].
• Charles Cros worked as an inventor^[8].
• Charles Cros's professions included writer^[9].
• Charles Cros is recorded as male^[15].
• Charles Cros's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Charles Cros's Commons category is recorded as Charles Cros^[17].
• Charles Cros's commemorates is recorded as Académie Charles Cros^[18].
• Charles Cros's family name is recorded as Cros^[19].
• Charles Cros's given name is recorded as Charles^[20].
• Charles Cros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charles Cros^[21].
• Charles Cros's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[22].
• Charles Cros's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean Émile Hortensius Joseph Cros'}^[23].
• Charles Cros's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Charles Cros'}^[24].
• Charles Cros's sibling is recorded as Antoine-Hippolyte Cros^[25].
• Charles Cros's sibling is recorded as Henry Cros^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: FR^[28]

• Began / founded: 1842-10-01^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1888-08-09^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 03ac95e3-3fff-4c24-8781-500c5c3be4e2^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Charles Cros's place of birth was Fabrezan^[2]. He was born on October 1, 1842^[3]. French was his native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], photographer^[7], inventor^[8], and writer^[9].

Personal Life

A child of Charles Cros was Guy-He^[12].

Death and Burial

Charles Cros died on August 9, 1888^[5]. He died in Paris^[4]. He is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Cros include Académie Charles Cros^[32], a nonprofit organization^[33], in France^[34], founded in 1947^[35], headquartered in Château-Thierry^[36].

Why It Matters

Charles Cros ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Académie Charles Cros^[32], a nonprofit organization^[33], in France^[34], founded in 1947^[35], headquartered in Château-Thierry^[36].

FAQs

Where was Charles Cros born?

Born in Fabrezan^[2], Charles Cros…

Where did Charles Cros die?

Charles Cros passed away in Paris^[4].

What did Charles Cros do for work?

Charles Cros worked as poet^[6], photographer^[7], inventor^[8], and writer^[9].