November 23, 1798
Precision: day · Rank: normal
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THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds
explorer and chief engineer of the Suez Canal (1798-1883)
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists November 23, 1799 in Lorient.
Born
November 23, 1799
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: July 9, 1883
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Lorient
- Professions
- engineer, draftsperson, explorer
- Citizenship
- France
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: November 23, 1799 (Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers) or November 23, 1798 (No external source identified).
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.
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 Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds born?
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds was born in Lorient.
When did Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds die?
Louis Maurice Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds died on July 9, 1883.