February 16, 1740
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Giambattista Bodoni
Italian typographer, type-designer, compositor, printer and publisher in Parma (1740-1813)
Giambattista Bodoni has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 26, 1740 in Saluzzo.
Born
February 26, 1740
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: November 30, 1813
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Saluzzo
- Professions
- book printer, editor, printer, xylographer, flexographer, calligrapher, typesetter, typographer, printmaker, publisher, type designer
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: February 26, 1740 (Croatian Encyclopedia; Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani; BnF authorities; Artists of the World Online; www.accademiadellescienze.it; mb-museobodoniano.it) or February 16, 1740 (The Fine Art Archive Db) or February 28, 1740 (Integrated Authority File).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
February 28, 1740
Precision: day · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Source: Integrated Authority File
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Croatian Encyclopedia
- Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- BnF authorities
- Artists of the World Online
- www.accademiadellescienze.it
- mb-museobodoniano.it
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Giambattista Bodoni born?
Giambattista Bodoni was born in Saluzzo.