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Georges Cottier

Catholic cardinal (1922-2016)
Person human Q60026

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
April 25, 1922
Date of death
March 31, 2016
Place of birth
Carouge
Place of death
Vatican City
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
theologian, university teacher, Catholic priest, friar, Catholic bishop, Catholic theologian[13]
Employer
University of Fribourg, University of Geneva, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[17][18][19]
Position held
cardinal, Catholic archbishop, titular archbishop[14][15][16]
Educated at
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, University of Geneva, University of Fribourg[20][21][22]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Catholicism[26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[37]
Consecrator
Christoph Schönborn, Bernard Genoud, Paolo Sardi[40][41][42]
Family name
Cottier[31]
Given name
Georges, Marie, Martin[32][33][34]
Member of
Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Real Academia de Doctores de España, Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas[23][24][25]
Motto text
veritas et misericordia[38]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Rougemont, Céligny[35][36]
Name in native language
Georges Cottier[39]
Native language
French[12]
P14611
29899
P14931
cottier_gjmm
Place of burial
Campo Verano[10]
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Religious name
Marie-Martin Cottier[43]
Religious order
Dominican Order[30]
Residence
Vatican City[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Georges Cottier en Georges Marie Martin Cottier cs Georges Marie-Martin Cottier de Georges Marie Martin Cottier de Georges Marie Martin Kardinal Cottier es Georges Marie Martin Cottier fi Georges Cottier fr Cardinal Cottier fr Georges Marie Cottier id Georges Marie Martin Cottier ko 조르주 마리 마르탱 코티에 ko 조르주 코티에 nl George Marie Martin Cottier nl Georges Cottier pl George Cottier pl George Marie Martin Cottier ru Жорж-Мари-Мартен Коттье ru Коттье Жорж-Мари-Мартен ru Коттье, Жорж-Мари-Мартен sv Cottier
🔖 Identifiers · 74
ISNI
0000000122825191
VIAF cluster ID
5076168897900.4B (85.2M–5076168897900.4B, n=3)
Library of Congress authority ID
n50018758
GND ID
120314932
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Cardinal Cottier.jpg ↗
American Academy in Rome ID
10158880
Angelicum ID
49211
BAnQ authority ID
0000043129
BHF author ID
000061346
Babelio author ID
34067
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
39161
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
3.9k (3.9k–3.9k, n=3)
Show all 74 identifiers +62
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
16856
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11897848f
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cottier-georges-marie-martin
CONOR.SI ID
19626083
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12072669
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
cot
CiNii Research ID
1140282266764523520
DDB person (GND) ID
120314932
Databazeknih.cz author ID
36294
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120314932
Dialnet author ID
2122232
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
27223
Dodis ID
P28423
Dominicains ID
4334
EBAF authority ID
27381
FAST ID
1942302
FactGrid item ID
Leopold Hofmann
Find a Grave memorial ID
160316856
Freebase ID
/m/0596mc
GCatholic person ID
37
GeneaStar person ID
cottierg
Goodreads author ID
3022995
HDS ID
048384
IdRef ID
026801264
IxTheo authority ID
080599052
KBR person ID
14295313
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120314932
Libraries Australia ID
35493207
Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11013489
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0002108
NLA Trove people ID
972991
NLP ID
a0000001160305, a0000003558887
NSK (VIAF) ID
000251114
NSK ID
981005751517309366
NUKAT ID
n94203995
National Library of Chile ID
000011743
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007260181305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:IEE;=nw
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810630201805606, 9810705396805606
National Library of Portugal ID
223210
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX896574
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070308284, 392148323
PAS member ID
deceased/cottier
Parsifal cluster ID
29802, 206347
Patrinum ID
184190
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
375k (375k–1.2M, n=3)
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
19526
Portrait Archive ID
255895
Prabook ID
269392
RERO ID (legacy)
A000044592, A003566975
SBN author ID
CFIV090763
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
12873
SELIBR ID
394094
SHARE Catalogue author ID
170366
SVKKL authority ID
0300444-Cottier-Georges-1922
Teresianum authority ID
215632
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
2003:Cottier
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
312070
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/71199
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx8CYmy9gWXQ9m69PHV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/5de0f196-eabe-43c6-9ab4-ca8c79338ca9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
friar, theologian, university teacher, Catholic priest
Consecrator 3
Christoph Schönborn, Paolo Sardi, Bernard Genoud
Educated at 3
University of Geneva, University of Fribourg, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Employer 3
University of Geneva, University of Fribourg, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Given name 3
Martin, Marie, Georges
Member of 2
Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 2
Céligny, Rougemont
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Catholicism
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Carouge
Place of burial 1
Campo Verano
Place of death 1
Vatican City
Position held 1
cardinal
Religious order 1
Dominican Order
Residence 1
Vatican City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Consecrator 1
Charles Morerod
← SNARC ID 1
John Cheke
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Summary

Georges Cottier was born on April 25, 1922[1], in Carouge[2]. He died on March 31, 2016[3], in Vatican City[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], Catholic priest[7], friar[8], and Catholic bishop[9].

FAQs

Where was Georges Cottier born?

Georges Cottier was born in Carouge[2].

Where did Georges Cottier die?

Georges Cottier passed away in Vatican City[4].

What did Georges Cottier do for work?

Georges Cottier worked as a theologian[5], university teacher[6], Catholic priest[7], friar[8], and Catholic bishop[9].

Where did Georges Cottier go to school?

Georges Cottier was educated at Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[20], University of Geneva[21], and University of Fribourg[22].

Related Entities

Christoph Schönborn Switzerland Vatican City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . domradio.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . www.pas.va. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . past.va. past.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . domradio.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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