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CURATOR [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curator
1, record 1, English, curator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conservateur
1, record 1, French, conservateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conservatrice 1, record 1, French, conservatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- curator
1, record 2, English, curator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- keeper 2, record 2, English, keeper
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A curator ... is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) is a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material. 3, record 2, English, - curator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conservateur
1, record 2, French, conservateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conservatrice 2, record 2, French, conservatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui guide l'orientation [d'une] collection, dirige le programme des acquisitions et des expositions et assure l'entreposage adéquat des collections. 3, record 2, French, - conservateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Museos y patrimonio (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- comisario
1, record 2, Spanish, comisario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- conservador 1, record 2, Spanish, conservador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Profesional cualificado técnica y creativamente que ejerce la labor de responsable de una exposición u otro tipo de actividades y eventos artísticos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - comisario
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "comisario" y "conservador" son términos válidos. En la prensa española suele emplearse la palabra "comisario" mientras que en América se prefiere el término "curador". 1, record 2, Spanish, - comisario
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conservator
1, record 3, English, conservator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- curator 2, record 3, English, curator
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conservator; curator: Conservator is often used in the sense "a court-appointed guardian of an incompetent" ... Primarily a civil-law term, ... curator has an identical meaning; this term has been adopted in a number of common-law jurisdictions, however, as in several American states. 3, record 3, English, - conservator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- curateur
1, record 3, French, curateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- curatrice 2, record 3, French, curatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- curador
1, record 3, Spanish, curador
correct, Quebec act, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
curador: Quien cuida de algo. 2, record 3, Spanish, - curador
Record 3, Key term(s)
- curador del mayor
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-10-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Family Law (civil law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- curator
1, record 4, English, curator
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The court institutes a curatorship to a person of full age if it is established that the incapacity of that person to care for himself and to administer his property is total and permanent and that he requires to be represented in the exercise of his civil rights. The court then appoints a curator. 1, record 4, English, - curator
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la famille (droit civil)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- curateur
1, record 4, French, curateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- curatrice 2, record 4, French, curatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tribunal ouvre une curatelle s'il est établi que l'inaptitude du majeur à prendre soin de lui-même et à administrer ses biens est totale et permanente, et qu'il a besoin d'être représenté dans l'exercice de ses droits civils. Il nomme alors un curateur. 2, record 4, French, - curateur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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