Melchior de Vogüé

French archaeologist (1829-1916)
Person human Q3304994
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Summary

Melchior de Vogüé was born on October 18, 1829[1], in Paris[2]. He died on November 10, 1916[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], diplomat[7], art historian[8], and orientalist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Boulleret[11]
  • Father: Léonce de Vogüé[12]
  • Mother: Marie Marguerite Henriette de Machault d'Arnouville[13]
  • Child: Louis de Vogüé[14], Robert de Vogüé[15], Marthe de Vogüé[16]
  • Country of citizenship: France[17]
  • Occupation: historian[18]
  • Field of work: Hebrew alphabet[19], oriental studies[20]
  • Position held: ambassador of France to the Ottoman Empire[21], president[22], ambassador of France to Austria[23], member of the Académie française[24], Q61196643[25]
  • Educated at: Collège Stanislas de Paris[26], École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr[27]
  • Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[28], Royal Gold Medal[29]
  • Member of: Académie Française[30], Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople[31], Ligue de la Patrie Française‏[32], Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[33], Société de l’histoire de France[34], Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France[35], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[36], Société des agriculteurs de France[37], Société Asiatique[38], Société de géographie (Lyon)[39], Société française d'archéologie[40], Société nationale des Antiquaires de France[41]
  • Sex or gender: male[42]
  • Family: Family de Vogüé[43]
  • Noble title: Marquis de Vogüé[44]
  • Commons category: Charles-Jean-Melchior de Vogüé[45]
  • Family name: de Vogüé[46]
  • Given name: Charles[47], Jean[48], Melchior[49]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[52]

Why It Matters

Melchior de Vogüé has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

Where was Melchior de Vogüé born?

Melchior de Vogüé's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Melchior de Vogüé die?

Melchior de Vogüé died in Paris[4].

Who were Melchior de Vogüé's parents?

Melchior de Vogüé's father was Léonce de Vogüé[12]. Melchior de Vogüé's mother was Marie Marguerite Henriette de Machault d'Arnouville[13].

What did Melchior de Vogüé do for work?

Melchior de Vogüé worked as an anthropologist[5], archaeologist[6], diplomat[7], art historian[8], and orientalist[9].

Where did Melchior de Vogüé go to school?

Melchior de Vogüé was educated at Collège Stanislas de Paris[26] and École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr[27].

What awards did Melchior de Vogüé receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[28] and Royal Gold Medal[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . Académie Française. Retrieved . academie-francaise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . aibl.fr. Retrieved . aibl.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15d ago · Maxime Ravel · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → ambassador of France to the Ottoman Empire, president, president +3
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  3. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 5w ago · Antoine Rex · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Boulleret
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  5. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 244527, 357360, 787629
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  7. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 24w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Writing language → French
    Country of citizenship → France
    Child → Louis de Vogüé, Robert de Vogüé, Marthe de Vogüé
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