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Joseph Planta

British librarian (1744-1827)
Person Human Q1248001
Joseph Planta
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 21, 1744
Date of death
December 3, 1827
Place of birth
Castasegna
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
linguist, librarian, historian, Romanist
Employer
British Library[12]
Educated at
Utrecht University[13]
Religion or worldview
reformed[17]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[14]
Father
Andrew Planta[9]
Child
Joseph Planta[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, BEIC Digital Library[22][23]
Family name
Planta[19]
Given name
Joseph[20]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[15][16]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Susch[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Planta ru Жозеф Планта ru Планта, Жозеф
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000066750921
VIAF cluster ID
291796187, 4962160668360303560007
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93031521
GND ID
116205369
Alvin ID
alvin-person:2354
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/225
BIBSYS ID
90289922
Biblissima authority ID
Geertruidenberg
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01506769
DDB person (GND) ID
116205369
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116205369
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
116205369
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Early Modern Letters Online person ID
5b567369-3090-45fc-965e-358961b09218
FAST ID
327075
Freebase ID
/m/0bbv_s6
HDS ID
026097
IdRef ID
243359462
J9U entity ID
987007456503005171
KSW person ID
40354
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116205369
LBT person ID
JoPlant1827
Lexicon istoric retic ID
1832
Museo Galileo authority ID
85328
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001120216
National Library of Portugal ID
92453
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1143069
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp53966
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069955751, 067868835
Online Books Page author ID
Planta, Joseph, 1744-1827
Open Library ID
OL1968289A
OpenMLOL author ID
151377
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
22353
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA7198
Project Gutenberg author ID
3292
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE068380
SNAC ARK ID
w6rr41zq, w6h232sf
SNARC ID
proletariat
Treccani ID
joseph-von-planta
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12540386
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/139586
Yale LUX ID
person/98256e21-e45d-4497-adb9-9dc6d6e49afe

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
historian, librarian, linguist, Romanist
Member of 2
Royal Society of London, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Educated at 1
Utrecht University
Employer 1
British Library
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Susch
Place of birth 1
Castasegna
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
proletariat
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
British Museum
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Summary

Joseph Planta was born on February 21, 1744[1], in Castasegna[2]. He died on December 3, 1827[3], in London[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], librarian[6], historian[7], and Romanist[8].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Planta born?

Joseph Planta was born in Castasegna[2].

Where did Joseph Planta die?

Joseph Planta died in London[4].

Who were Joseph Planta's parents?

Joseph Planta's father was Andrew Planta[9].

What did Joseph Planta do for work?

Joseph Planta worked as a linguist[5], librarian[6], historian[7], and Romanist[8].

Where did Joseph Planta go to school?

Joseph Planta was educated at Utrecht University[13].

What awards did Joseph Planta receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14].

Related Entities

British Museum London Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . catalogue.beic.it. catalogue.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
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    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE068380
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    "source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
  4. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    Biblissima authority ID → Geertruidenberg
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  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 116205369
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    KSW person ID → 40354
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