Nonius Marcellus

4th-century Roman grammarian

Person human Q183420

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[9]
Date of birth: 300
Date of death: 350
Place of birth: Thubursicum, Thagaste^[6]
Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome^[7]
Occupation: lexicographer, writer
Notable work: De compendiosa doctrina^[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin^[18]
Birth name: Nonius Marcellus^[19]
Cognomen: Marcellus^[22]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[25]
Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Floruit: 400^[10]
Gens: Nonia gens^[23]
Nomen gentilicium: Nonius^[21]
Time period: Low Roman Empire^[20]
Writing language: Latin^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

en Marcellus Nonius en Nonius Marcellus ar نونيوس مارشيلوس cs Nonius Marcellus cs Nonius Thubursicensis cs Nonius ex Africa cs Nonius Grammaticus es Nonio Marcelo he מרקלוס נוניוס he נוניוס מרקלוס it Nonio Marcello ja ノニウス・マルケルス ja ノニウス・マルセルス ru Ноний Марцелл uk Ноній Марцелл zh 诺尼乌斯·马克卢斯

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BIBSYS ID: 90585562
BVMC person ID: 66827, 59665
BVPB authority ID: 46420, 57257
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 119465711
Biblissima authority ID: François Bayrou
Bod-Inc Online author ID: 3915

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Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Occupation 2

writer, lexicographer

Place of birth 2

Thagaste, Thubursicum

Country of citizenship 1

Ancient Rome

Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1

Jomsvikings

Gens 1

Nonia gens

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Latin

Sex or gender 1

male

Time period 1

Low Roman Empire

Writing language 1

Latin

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Summary

Nonius Marcellus was born in 300^[1] in Thubursicum^[2]. He died in 350^[3]. He worked as a lexicographer^[4] and writer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Nonius Marcellus born?

Nonius Marcellus was born in Thubursicum^[2].

What did Nonius Marcellus do for work?

Nonius Marcellus worked as a lexicographer^[4] and writer^[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — place of birth (P19): Thubursicum. Nonĭus Marcellus. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — place of birth (P19): Thagaste. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-12. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — country of citizenship (P27): Ancient Rome. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — occupation (P106): lexicographer. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — date of birth (P569): 300. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — date of death (P570): 350. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — notable work (P800): De compendiosa doctrina. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — floruit (P1317): 400. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): New Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Latin. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — birth name (P1477): Nonius Marcellus. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — time period (P2348): Low Roman Empire. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — nomen gentilicium (P2359): Nonius. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — cognomen (P2365): Marcellus. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — gens (P5025): Nonia gens. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — writing language (P6886): Latin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Nonius Marcellus — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. wikidata.org.

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15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority ID → François Bayrou

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Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4

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Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired

Sex or gender → male

Nomen gentilicium → Nonius

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