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Guillaume de L'Isle

cartographer, geographer, bookseller (1675–1726)
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Guillaume de L'Isle
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Summary

Guillaume de L'Isle was born on February 28, 1675[1], in Paris[2]. He died on January 25, 1726[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a cartographer[5] and geographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: Claude Delisle[8]
  • Country of citizenship: France[9]
  • Position held: Royal geographer[10]
  • Member of: French Academy of Sciences[11], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Guillaume Delisle[14]
  • Family name: Delisle[15]
  • Given name: Guillaume[16]
  • Work location: Paris[17]
  • Relative: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle[18], Louis de l'Isle[19]
  • Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[20], BEIC Digital Library[21], The Catholic Encyclopedia[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[23]
  • Commons Creator page: Guillaume Delisle[24]
  • Name in native language: Guillaume Delisle[25]
  • Sibling: Joseph-Nicolas Delisle[26]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Guillaume de L'Isle include 12742 Delisle[27], an asteroid[28].

Why It Matters

Guillaume de L'Isle has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for him include 12742 Delisle[27], an asteroid[28].

FAQs

Where was Guillaume de L'Isle born?

Guillaume de L'Isle's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Guillaume de L'Isle die?

Guillaume de L'Isle passed away in Paris[4].

Who were Guillaume de L'Isle's parents?

Guillaume de L'Isle's father was Claude Delisle[8].

What did Guillaume de L'Isle do for work?

Guillaume de L'Isle worked as a cartographer[5] and geographer[6].

Related Entities

France Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

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. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14974 → 44285
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  2. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → UBOV766296, RLZV008169
    Wikidata description → cartographer, geographer, bookseller (1675–1726)
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', 'lt', 'pl', 'pt', '
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  3. 7w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → cartographer, geographer, bookseller (1675–1726)
    Occupation → cartographer, geographer
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Occupation: geographer, Added from LC Name Authority File n50080616 (LCNAF2WikiExtension, human-reviewed)"
  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q243625
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  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 122714024
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  6. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14585 → 36604
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  7. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, BEIC Digital Library, The Catholic Encyclopedia
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  8. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
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    Instance of → human
    Position held → Royal geographer
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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