April 5, 1607
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Galileo Project
- Source: Scholasticon
- Source: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Honoré Fabri
French Jesuit, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and physicist (1607-1688)
Honoré Fabri has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists April 8, 1608 in Le Grand-Abergement.
Born
April 8, 1608
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: March 8, 1688
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Le Grand-Abergement, Virieu-le-Grand
- Professions
- mathematician, astronomer, physicist, theologian, teacher, Catholic priest
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire, France
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: April 8, 1608 (books.google.cat; Scholasticon; Google Books; MacTutor History of Mathematics archive) or April 5, 1607 (The Galileo Project; Scholasticon; Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography).
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.
More about Honoré Fabri
- Pseudonyms
- Petrus Mosnerius, Bernardus Studbrockius, Antimus Conygius, Petrus Mousnerius, Eustache le Divin, Hugo Sifilinus, Antimus Farbius
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Honoré Fabri born?
Honoré Fabri was born in Le Grand-Abergement; Virieu-le-Grand.
When did Honoré Fabri die?
Honoré Fabri died on March 8, 1688.