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Columbus, Christopher


  • URI(s)

  • Variants

    • Colom
    • Colom, Cristóbal
    • Colom, Cristoferus
    • Colom, Cristòfor
    • Colom, Cristoforus
    • Colomb, Christophe
    • Colombo, Christovam
    • Colombo, Cristoforo
    • Colombo, Cristóvão
    • Colombus, Christophorus
    • Colón, Christophe
    • Colón, Cristóbal
    • Colón y Fontanarrosa, Cristóbal
    • Colonne, Cristoforo
    • Columbus, Ch. (Christopher)
    • Columbus, Christophorus
    • Fontanarrosa, Cristóbal Colón y
    • Gelunbu
    • Goulm, Kristol
    • Kholupus, Khristov
    • Ko-lun-pu
    • Kolampacu
    • Kolomb, Kristof
    • Kolombos, Kʻristapʻor
    • Kolompos, Kʻristapʻor
    • Kolomvos, Christophoros
    • Ḳolon, Ḳrisṭobal
    • Kolumb, Khristofor
    • Kolumb, Krzysztof
    • Kolumbo, Kristof
    • Kolumbus, Christoph
    • קאלומבוס, קריסטאף
    • Ḳolumbus, Ḳrisṭof
    • Kolumbus, Kryštof
    • コロン, クリストーバル
    • Koron, Kurisutōbaru
    • コロンブス
    • Koronbusu
    • קאלומבוס, קריסטופר
    • קולומבוס
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1451-10-31
    • Birth Date

        (1451)-10-31~
    • Birth Date

        [1451-08-26..1451-(10-31)?]
    • Birth Date

        1446?
    • Birth Date

        1450?
    • Death Date

        1506-05-20
    • Death Date

        1506-05-20
    • Death Date

        1506-05-20
    • Death Date

        1506
    • Death Date

        1506-05-20
    • Descriptor

        Italians
    • Descriptor

        Genovese
    • Birth Place

        Genoa (Republic)
    • Associated Locale

        Valladolid (Spain)
    • Associated Locale

        Genoa (Republic)
    • Associated Locale

        Italy
    • Associated Language

        Latin
    • Field of Activity

      Discoveries in geography

      America--Discovery and exploration


    • Occupation

      Explorers

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            • Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

            • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

            • Earlier Established Forms

              • Colombo, Cristoforo
            • Sources

              • found: Menéndez Pidal, R. La lengua de Cristóbal Colón, 1942.
              • found: Bürger, K. Christoph Kolumbus, 1979 (subj.)t.p. (Christoph Kolumbus)
              • found: Weil, L. I, Christopher Columbus, 1983:CIP t.p. (Christopher Columbus) galley (b. 1451, d. 1506)
              • found: Devos, P. Kristof Kolomb'un rüfekasından Pieter ... 1897:t.p. (Kristof Kolomb)
              • found: Glantz, Y. Ḳrisṭobal Ḳolon, 1980:t.p. verso (Cristobal Colon [in rom.])
              • found: Santos, D. Christovam Colombo, 1913.
              • found: Mota, A. O essencial sobre Cristóvão Colombo ... 1987.
              • found: Costa-Amic, B. Colom, catalán de Mallorca ... 1989:p. 9, etc. (referred to as Colom) p. 13 (Cristòfor Colom) p. 23 (Cristóbal Colom)
              • found: Kayserling, M. ha-Yehudim be-ʻozre Ḳolumbus, 1895:t.p. (Kolumbus [in Cyril.]) p. 3 (Ḳrisṭof Ḳolumbus)
              • found: Sou'yb, J. Pelaut Indonesia menemukan benua Amerika sebelum Ch. Columbus, 1987:t.p. (Ch. Columbus) p. v (Christopher Columbus)
              • found: Jin̲ōva vīran̲, allatu, Kilampacu varalār̲u, 1932:t.p. (Kolampacu)
              • found: Enseñat de Villalonga, A. La vida de Cristoforo Colonne, 1999:t.p. (Cristoforo Colonne) p. 18 (Colonne; Colón; Colombo; from Genovese family name)
              • found: Christophoros Kolomvos, ho Don Kichōtēs tou ōkeanou, 1945.
              • found: Wikipedia, 10 Sept. 2010(b. ca. 31 October 1451; d. 20 May 1506; born in Republic of Genoa; died in Valladolid, Spain) March 20, 2018 (Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; c. 31 October 1451 - 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer; the name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Italian is Cristoforo Colombo and, in Spanish, it is Cristóbal Colón. He was born before 31 October 1451 in the territory of the Republic of Genoa (now part of modern Italy), though the exact location remains disputed; died Valladolid, Crown of Castile)
              • found: Encyclopædia Britannica online, March 20, 2018(Christopher Columbus; Italian explorer; Christopher Columbus, Italian Cristoforo Colombo, Spanish Cristóbal Colón, (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]--died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain), master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492-93, 1493-96, 1498-1500, and 1502-04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas) - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Columbus
              • found: Web NDL authorities, March 20, 2018(Columbus, Christopher, 1446?-1506; variant names: Columbus, Christophorus; コロン, クリストーバル = Koron, Kurisutōbaru; Colombo, Cristoforo; Colombus, Christopher; コロンブス = Koronbusu) - https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00520808
              • found: BNF catalogue général, March 20, 2018(Colomb, Christophe (1450?-1506), current French form; Colón, Cristóbal (1450?-1506), international Spanish form; variant forms: Colom, Cristoferus (1450?-1506); Colom, Cristoforus (1450?-1506); Colombo, Cristoforo (1450?-1506); Columbus, Christopher (1450?-1506); Colombus, Christophorus (1450?-1506); Colón, Christophe (1450?-1506); Goulm, Kristol (1450?-1506); Colón y Fontanarrosa, Cristóbal (1450?-1506); Fontanarrosa, Cristóbal Colón y (1450?-1506); birth: 1450?, Gênes or Savone (Italy); death: 1506-05-20, Valladolid (Spain)) - http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119304566
            • Editorial Notes

              • [URIs added to this record for the PCC URI MARC Pilot. Please do not remove or edit the URIs.]
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            • Change Notes

              • 1978-11-17: new
              • 2023-09-08: revised
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