Calas
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Calas is a French surname most notably associated with Jean Calas, whose controversial 18th-century trial and execution became a landmark case in the fight against religious intolerance.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Calas | 0 |
| Calas affair | 0 |
| Voltaire | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-language surname
ⓘ
human ⓘ legal case ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | rehabilitation of Jean Calas ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
religious intolerance
ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Calas affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1698 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1762-03-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Calas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdvocate | Voltaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | campaigns for religious tolerance ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Jean Calas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedReligion |
Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-Protestant persecution
ⓘ
religious intolerance ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | breaking on the wheel ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Jean Calas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Calas affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
ⓘ
Lacabarède NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1761
ⓘ
1762 ⓘ |
| posthumouslyClearedOf | murder of his son ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| religiousIdentity | Huguenot ⓘ |
| result |
posthumous exoneration of Jean Calas
ⓘ
strengthening of movement for religious tolerance in France ⓘ |
| roleIn | Calas affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | family name ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | Calas affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.