Francesco de Sanctis

late Baroque Italian architect, most notable for his design of the Spanish Steps in Rome in collaboration with Alessandro Specchi
Person human Q982003
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Summary

Francesco de Sanctis was born on November 19, 1679[1], in Rome[2]. He died on March 26, 1731[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as an architect[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1693[7], November 19, 1693[8]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1740[9], March 26, 1740[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Papal States[11]
  • Notable work: Spanish Steps[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: De Sanctis[14]
  • Given name: Francesco[15]
  • Different from: Francesco de Sanctis[16]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[17]

Why It Matters

Francesco de Sanctis has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Francesco de Sanctis born?

Francesco de Sanctis was born in Rome[2].

Where did Francesco de Sanctis die?

Francesco de Sanctis died in Rome[4].

What did Francesco de Sanctis do for work?

Francesco de Sanctis worked as an architect[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Enciclopedia di Roma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Enciclopedia di Roma. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'ru', 'sh', 'sv']
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  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Francesco
    Notable work → Spanish Steps
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01439588
    Instance of → human
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