Jean-François Leriget de La Faye

French writer and diplomat (1674-1731)
Person human Q3165742
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Jean-François Leriget de La Faye

Summary

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienne[2]. He was born on January 1, 1674[3]. He died in Paris[4]. He died on July 11, 1731[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and diplomat[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's place of birth was Vienne[2].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye died in Paris[4].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye was born on January 1, 1674[3].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye died on July 11, 1731[5].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye held citizenship in France[9].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye worked as a poet[6].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's professions included diplomat[7].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye held the position of Director-General of the French East India Company[10].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye held the position of seat 13 of the Académie française[11].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye was a member of Académie Française[12].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye is recorded as male[13].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's family name is recorded as Leriget[15].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's family name is recorded as de La Faye[16].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's given name is recorded as Jean-François[17].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's work location is recorded as Paris[18].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's work location is recorded as London[19].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's work location is recorded as Genoa[20].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's work location is recorded as Utrecht[21].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[22].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-François Leriget de La Faye'}[24].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1700[25].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1731[26].
  • Jean-François Leriget de La Faye's sibling is recorded as Jean-Élie Leriget de la Faye[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye was born in Vienne[2]. He was born on January 1, 1674[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6] and diplomat[7]. Positions held include Director-General of the French East India Company[10] and seat 13 of the Académie française[11], a seat of a scientific academy[28].

Death and Burial

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye died on July 11, 1731[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jean-François Leriget de La Faye born?

Born in Vienne[2], Jean-François Leriget de La Faye…

Where did Jean-François Leriget de La Faye die?

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye died in Paris[4].

What did Jean-François Leriget de La Faye do for work?

Jean-François Leriget de La Faye worked as poet[6] and diplomat[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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