Giovanni Battista Casti

poet and librettist from Italy (1724-1803)
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Giovanni Battista Casti

Summary

Giovanni Battista Casti is a human[1]. He was born in Acquapendente[2]. He was born on August 29, 1724[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on February 5, 1803[5]. He worked as a poet[6], librettist[7], writer[8], religious[9], and teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Acquapendente[2], Giovanni Battista Casti…
  • Giovanni Battista Casti died in Paris[4].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti was born on August 29, 1724[3].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti was born on January 1, 1724[12].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti died on February 5, 1803[5].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti died on January 1, 1803[13].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's professions included poet[6].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's professions included librettist[7].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti worked as a writer[8].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's professions included religious[9].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti worked as a teacher[10].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's field of work was opera[15].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's field of work was libretto[16].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti is recorded as male[17].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's Commons category is recorded as Giovanni Battista Casti[19].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's family name is recorded as Casti[20].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's given name is recorded as Giovanni Battista[21].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giovanni Battista Casti[22].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[23].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[24].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's described by source is recorded as Q96977740[25].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's described by source is recorded as Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie[26].
  • Giovanni Battista Casti's described by source is recorded as Meyers Conversations-Lexicon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Giovanni Battista Casti was born in Acquapendente[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 29, 1724[3] and January 1, 1724[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], librettist[7], writer[8], religious[9], and teacher[10]. Fields of work include poetry[14], a literary form[28]; opera[15], a music genre[29], founded in 1600[30]; and libretto[16], a literary genre[31].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 5, 1803[5] and January 1, 1803[13]. Giovanni Battista Casti passed away in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Casti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Lord Byron[34], a poet[35], 1788–1824[36], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[37], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[38], specialised in performing arts[39].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Casti born?

Giovanni Battista Casti's place of birth was Acquapendente[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Casti die?

Giovanni Battista Casti passed away in Paris[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Casti do for work?

Giovanni Battista Casti worked as poet[6], librettist[7], writer[8], religious[9], and teacher[10].

Who did Giovanni Battista Casti influence?

Giovanni Battista Casti has been cited as an influence by Lord Byron[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Casti, Johann Baptista (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Casti, Johann Baptista (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Casti, Johann Baptista (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 17d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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