Robert Estienne
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Robert Estienne was a 16th-century French printer and classical scholar renowned for his critical editions of the Bible and major contributions to typography and lexicography.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Estienne I | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical scholar
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human ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ printer ⓘ typographer ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Robert Estienne
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surface form:
Robert Estienne I
Robert Stephens ⓘ Robertus Stephanus ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1503 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
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Paris ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1559 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Geneva
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Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| employer |
Francis I of France
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surface form:
King Francis I of France
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| father | Henri Estienne I ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ lexicography ⓘ typography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance typography
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development of French lexicography ⓘ later biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | humanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to lexicography
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contributions to typography ⓘ critical editions of the Bible ⓘ standardization of biblical verse numbers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Estienne family ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| name | Robert Estienne self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
French–Latin dictionaries
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Latin–French dictionaries ⓘ Thesaurus linguae latinae ⓘ critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ critical editions of the Latin Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
lexicographer
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printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
royal printer for Hebrew and Latin
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royal printer to Francis I ⓘ |
| reasonForMove | religious persecution in France ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| spouse | Perrette Bade ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robert Estienne I