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Christine de Pizan

French poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)
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Christine de Pizan
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Summary

Christine de Pizan was born on 1363[1] in Venice[2]. She died on 1430[3] in Poissy[4]. She worked as a writer[5], poet[6], translator[7], philosopher[8], and women letter writer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,674 views/month, #6,806 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 11, 1364[11]
  • Date of death: 1430[12]
  • Father: Thomas de Pisan[13]
  • Spouse: Q134076663[14]
  • Child: Jean Castel[15], Mattheus de Pisano[16]
  • Country of citizenship: France[17]
  • Field of work: poetry[18], literature[19], politics[20]
  • Doctoral advisor: Christiane Marchello-Nizia[21]
  • Notable work: The Book of the City of Ladies[22], Le livre du chemin de long estude[23], The Treasure of the City of Ladies[24], Complainte amoureuse (I)[25], Complainte amoureuse (II)[26], Les lamentacions sur les maux de la France[27], Le Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc[28], Les heures de contemplation de la Passion[29], L'epistre de la prison de vie humaine[30], Passion Isabeau[31], Othea's Epistle[32], Le Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V[33], Les trois jugemens[34], Les sept psaumes allegorisés[35]
  • Sex or gender: female[36]
  • Commons category: Christine de Pisan[37]
  • Family name: Pizzano[38]
  • Given name: Christine[39]

Why It Matters

Christine de Pizan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Works attributed to her include The Book of the City of Ladies[42], a literary work[43], founded in 1405[44].

FAQs

Where was Christine de Pizan born?

Christine de Pizan's place of birth was Venice[2].

Where did Christine de Pizan die?

Christine de Pizan died in Poissy[4].

Who were Christine de Pizan's parents?

Christine de Pizan's father was Thomas de Pisan[13].

Who was Christine de Pizan married to?

Christine de Pizan's spouses include Q134076663[14].

What did Christine de Pizan do for work?

Christine de Pizan worked as a writer[5], poet[6], translator[7], philosopher[8], and women letter writer[9].

Related Entities

France poetry Poissy politics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Discogs. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . roglo.eu. roglo.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . popsciences.universite-lyon.fr. popsciences.universite-lyon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . journals.openedition.org. journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . theses.fr. Retrieved . theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. es.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . es.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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