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Summary
Lucretius was born on 94 BC[1] in Pompeii[2]. He died on October 15, 55 BC[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a poet[5], philosopher[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,544 views/month, #6,806 of 1,000,298).[8]
Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[20], BEIC Digital Library[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Library of the World's Best Literature[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Pauly–Wissowa[29]
Name in native language: T.Lucretius Carus[32], Titus Lucretius Carus[33]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lucretius include he[34], a lunar crater[35].
Why It Matters
Lucretius has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
He has been cited as an influence by Benedictus de Spinoza[38], a philosopher[39], 1632–1677[40], of Dutch Republic[41], specialised in philosophy[42]; Giordano Bruno[43], an astronomer[44], 1548–1600[45], of Kingdom of Naples[46], specialised in philosophy[47]; and André Comte-Sponville[48], a philosopher[49], b. 1952[50], of France[51], awarded the Prix La Bruyère[52].
Works attributed to him include De rerum natura[53], a literary work[54], founded in -0100[55]. Entities named for him include he[34], a lunar crater[35].
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