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Matthew Maty

Dutch physician
Person Human Q763707

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 17, 1718
Date of death
March 21, 1776
Place of birth
Montfoort
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Netherlands[7]
Occupation
librarian, writer
Employer
British Museum[8]
Educated at
Leiden University[9]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[16]
Family name
Maty[14]
Given name
Matthew[15]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[11][12]
Writing language
English[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matthew Maty en M. Maty
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000121333478
VIAF cluster ID
54137049
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85225504
GND ID
10103024X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Matthew Maty.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:56718
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/64644
BIU Santé person ID
47596
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
10444689w
British Museum person or institution ID
74670
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01307259
DDB person (GND) ID
10103024X
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
10103024X
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
10103024X
Electronic Enlightenment ID
matymatth0002504
FAST ID
160299
Freebase ID
/m/09v4g69
IdRef ID
074564420
J9U entity ID
987007275713605171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
10103024X
Libraries Australia ID
35784396
Munk's Roll ID
matthew-maty
NLA Trove people ID
1086136
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000472799
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp63912
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070169896
Open Library ID
OL2403390A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
18353
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE056372
SNAC ARK ID
w6tb3j1x
UK National Archives ID
F50194
Wellcome Collection concept ID
rgwgkxav
WikiTree person ID
Maty-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwhxQGdPDkkhB7Ym8Pfbd
Yale LUX ID
person/3a3f75a6-f3a8-467e-9afc-b54dae464d71

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🔗 Connections
Member of 2
Royal Society of London, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Occupation 2
writer, librarian
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
Netherlands
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Employer 1
British Museum
Given name 1
Matthew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Montfoort
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Director / manager 1
British Museum
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Summary

Matthew Maty was born on May 17, 1718[1], in Montfoort[2]. He died on March 21, 1776[3], in London[4]. He worked as a librarian[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Matthew Maty born?

Matthew Maty was born in Montfoort[2].

Where did Matthew Maty die?

Matthew Maty died in London[4].

What did Matthew Maty do for work?

Matthew Maty worked as a librarian[5] and writer[6].

Where did Matthew Maty go to school?

Matthew Maty was educated at Leiden University[9].

What awards did Matthew Maty receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10].

Related Entities

British Museum Leiden University London Netherlands

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE056372
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