Benjamin Constant
French-Swiss politician, writer on politics and religion (1767-2011)
- Born
- October 25, 1767
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in SycomoreRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- , 1767
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- October 25, 1767
- Died
- December 8, 1830
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Sources- 1.Stated in SycomoreRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 2.Stated in Archivio Storico RicordiRetrieved 2020-12-03
- , 1830
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- December 8, 1830
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- Switzerland(1767–1790)
- , France(1790–1830)
- Occupation
- philosopher
- , politician
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- , writer
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Sources- 1.Stated in Archivio Storico RicordiRetrieved 2020-12-03
- 2.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
- +2 more
- Positions held
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies(1830–1830)
- , Member of the Chambre des députés des départements(1827–1830)
- , Member of the Chambre des députés des départements(1824–1827)
- +1 more
- Education
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- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-14
- male
- Place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery burial plot reference: 29
- Commons Creator page
- Benjamin Constant
- Birth name
- Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: countries with 100 years pma or shorter
- Has works in the collection
- Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen
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Sources- 1.“Adolphe, anecdote trouvée dans les papiers d'un inconnu”Retrieved 2021-03-14
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
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Sources- 1.“Adolphe. Anecdote trouvée dans les papiers d'un inconnu et publiée par B. Constant”stedelijk.nl/nl/collectie/87214-onbekend-adolphe.-anecdote-trouvee-dans-les-papiers-d%27un-inconnu-et-publiee-par-b.-constantRetrieved 2021-09-07
- Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Constant, Benjamin
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- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Constant, Benjamin
- Awards
- Q130762055(1952) for work: Adolphe
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Sources- 1.Stated in Le Monde“Les douze meilleurs romans du XIXᵉ siècle ont été désignés aujourd'hui”
- Q130762055(1952) for work: Adolphe
- Archives at
- Nationaal Archief inventory number: 2.21.037.04 · described at url: nationaalarchief.nl
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Sources- 1.Stated in Nationaal Archief“Collectie 066 De Constant Rebecque [Aanwinst 1970]”nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.21.037.04Retrieved 2025-12-23
- Nationaal Archief inventory number: 2.21.037.04 · described at url: nationaalarchief.nl
- Religion or worldview
- reformed
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Sources- 1.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2026-02-24
- reformed
- Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Lausanne
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Sources- 1.Stated in Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandRetrieved 2026-02-24
- Lausanne
On other databases
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