Historedia
Person

Jean Nepomucene Auguste Pichauld, Comte de Fortsas

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean Nepomucene Auguste Pichauld, Comte de Fortsas, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fortsas hoax: collectors gather for a non-existent book auction at Binche

    1840

    Role: Name appearing in the hoax catalogue as the purported collector; identity unresolved beyond the fabricated message

    1. August 10, 1840 · BincheThe Fortsas Hoax

      Collectors gathered in Binche for a non-existent auction of the Count of Fortsas's library, discovering the venue and library did not exist.

Sources

  1. Fortsas hoax Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-21