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Charles Cros

French poet and inventor (1842-1888)
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Charles Cros
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 1, 1842
Date of death
August 9, 1888
Place of birth
Fabrezan
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
poet, photographer, inventor, writer, physicist, librettist[14]
Child
Guy-Charles Cros[11]
Sibling
Antoine-Hippolyte Cros, Henry Cros[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[19]
Birth name
Emile Hortensius Charles Cros[20]
Commemorates
Académie Charles Cros[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Cros[17]
Given name
Charles[18]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Photography Collection
Name in native language
Charles Cros[21]
Native language
French[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
Place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery[10]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Cros en Charles Emile-Hortensius Cros fa شارل کرو fr Hortensius Émile Charles Cros ja シャルル・クロス ko 샤를 크로 ko 샤를 에밀오르탕시위스 크로 pt Hortensius-Emile Charles Cros ru Кро Шарль ru Шарль Кро zh 查尔斯·克罗 zh-hant 查爾斯·克羅
🔖 Identifiers · 129
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AGORHA UUID
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AbART person ID
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Académie française award winner ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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AskArt person ID
11024808
Az.lib.ru author ID
k/kro_s
BAnQ authority ID
0000042237
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BIBSYS ID
4059642
BIU Santé person ID
5049
Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque de la Pléiade ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CIRDOC author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1021633
Christie's creator ID
17364
Chtyvo author ID
Cros_Charles
CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
109619
DAHR artist ID
368242
DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
23689
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118677403
Dezède person ID
17411
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
107969
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
7372
FotoCH photographer ID
45931
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000021176339136
George Eastman Museum people ID
14772
Goodreads author ID
144497
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
charles-cros
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0020788
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Charles_Cros
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2113818
Hyperion Records person ID
C1985
IMSLP ID
Category:Cros,_Charles
ISFDB author ID
129088
IdRef ID
026806045
IntraText author ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/104N93
JRC Names ID
418651
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118677403
Kallías ID
PE00337800
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
91863
Les Voix de la poésie poet ID
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Lex ID
Charles_Cros
LibraryThing author ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Libris-URI
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LiederNet author ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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LyricsTranslate ID
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MMB ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000374264
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02547369
NDL Authority ID
001169626
NE.se ID
charles-cros
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002159034
NLP ID
a0000003210985
NSK (VIAF) ID
000168986
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n2005110420
National Gallery of Art artist ID
38547
National Library of Chile ID
000184310
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007458650805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*381640;=BI
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810618856805606
National Library of Portugal ID
487414
National Library of Russia ID
770193332, 7797801
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1099805
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070374961
NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
ola2002159034
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3888232
Open Library ID
OL741746A
OpenMLOL author ID
169552
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095649574
Parsifal cluster ID
812977
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
300123
Prabook ID
1718573
Printemps des poètes poet ID
Charles-Cros
RERO ID (legacy)
A003144855
RILM ID
104818
RKDartists ID
393883
Radio France person ID
charles-cros
Regensburg Classification
IG 5897
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
25068
SACEM Museum artist ID
1317
SBN author ID
CFIV098841
SELIBR ID
328549
SHARE Catalogue author ID
183588
SNAC ARK ID
w6862hdq
SVKKL authority ID
0247126-Cros-Charles-18421888
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
1307
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5721
Topic's main category
Category:Charles Cros
Treccani ID
charles-cros
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
charles-cros
Union List of Artist Names ID
500078001
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058519257906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1367714
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10068307
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/180692, 495/340036
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
11216
Vikidia article ID
fr:Charles_Cros
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4db4bc98-8f7b-491e-8ca3-13a48dcb1769

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 4
Chanson perpétuelle, Chanson perpétuelle, L'Archet, L'Archet
Occupation 4
writer, poet, photographer, inventor
Has works in the collection 2
National Gallery of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum
Sibling 2
Henry Cros, Antoine-Hippolyte Cros
Siblings 2
Henry Cros, Antoine-Hippolyte Cros
Commemorates 1
Académie Charles Cros
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Named after 1
Académie Charles Cros
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Fabrezan
Place of burial 1
Montparnasse Cemetery
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Charles Cros was born on October 1, 1842[1], in Fabrezan[2]. He died on August 9, 1888[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a poet[5], photographer[6], inventor[7], writer[8], and physicist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Cros include Académie Charles Cros[23], a nonprofit organization[24], in France[25], founded in 1947[26], headquartered in Château-Thierry[27].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Académie Charles Cros[23], a nonprofit organization[24], in France[25], founded in 1947[26], headquartered in Château-Thierry[27].

FAQs

Where was Charles Cros born?

Charles Cros's place of birth was Fabrezan[2].

Where did Charles Cros die?

Charles Cros passed away in Paris[4].

What did Charles Cros do for work?

Charles Cros worked as a poet[5], photographer[6], inventor[7], writer[8], and physicist[9].

Related Entities

Fabrezan France J. Paul Getty Museum National Gallery of Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . fabrezan.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . fotoCH. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 22w ago · ~2026-33157-40 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Emile Hortensius Charles Cros'}
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, photographer, inventor +3
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  6. 26w ago · ~2026-27584-15 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Emile Hortensius Charles Cros'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Birth name: Tony Cros"
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