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Gustave de Beaumont

French magistrate, prison reformer, and companion to Alexis de Tocqueville (1802-1866)

Gustave de Beaumont has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists February 6, 1802 in Beaumont-sur-Dême.

Born

February 6, 1802

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: March 31, 1866

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Beaumont-sur-Dême
Professions
opinion journalist, diplomat, Q115793173, jurist, judge, politician, author, writer
Citizenship
France

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: February 6, 1802 (CERL Thesaurus; Integrated Authority File) or December 2, 1802 (BnF authorities).

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.

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All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Gustave de Beaumont born?

Gustave de Beaumont was born in Beaumont-sur-Dême.