Onesicritus

ancient Greek historian and admiral

Person human Q447476

Facts

15 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[8]
Date of birth: 360 BC
Date of death: 290 BC
Place of birth: Astypalaia
Occupation: historian, seafarer
Field of work: history^[7]
Child: Philiscus of Aegina^[6]
Student of: Diogenes of Sinope^[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek^[13]
Described by source: 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa^[10]^[11]^[12]
Name in native language: Ὀνησίκριτος^[14]
P14536: 409030^[16]
P14608: 102401063^[17]
Writing language: Ancient Greek^[15]

🏷️ Also known as

en Onesikritos en Onesicritus of Astypalaea‏ en Onesicritus de Onesicritus de Onesikritos von Astypalaia de Onesicrates el Ονησίκριτος ο Αστυπαλαιεύς el Ὀνησίκριτος el Ονησίκριτος es Onesícrito de Astipalea es Onesicrito es Onesícrito es Onesicrito de Astipalea fi Onesicritus fr Onésicrite fr Onésicrite d'Astypalée he אונסיקריטוס hu Onészikritosz it Onesicrito di Astipalea pl Onezikritos

🔖 Identifiers · 30

VIAF cluster ID: 365159234099.5B (285.1M–1656145857145.3B, n=8)
GND ID: 102401063
American Academy in Rome ID: 12462327
BIBSYS ID: 95003767
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID: 59824
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00285343, cnp02154592
CIRIS author ID: 1543
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11017426
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 102401063
FGrHist ID: 134
Freebase ID: /m/05mysg
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/123b47qp

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IxTheo authority ID: 076765431
LAGL author ID: urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1943
NUKAT ID: n2018251283
National Library of Greece ID: 45988
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810679952205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071615962
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID: 4558
PACTOLS thesaurus ID: pcrtGeOPaMqkHX
RERO ID (legacy): A025246394, A010015124
RSPA ancient author ID: 9a96943dab4ffa7ecb0112b16d095c36a1ad1f63
TLG author ID: 1943
ToposText person ID: 936
Treccani ID: onesicrito-di-astipalea
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: onesicrito
Trismegistos author ID: 4624
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 290152
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10245798
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/203700

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Described by source 2

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa

Child 1

Philiscus of Aegina

Children (paternal) 1

Philiscus of Aegina

Field of work 1

history

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Ancient Greek

Occupation 1

historian

Place of birth 1

Astypalaia

Sex or gender 1

male

Student of 1

Diogenes of Sinope

Teachers 1

Diogenes of Sinope

Writing language 1

Ancient Greek

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Summary

Onesicritus was born in 360 BC^[1] in Astypalaia^[2]. He died in 290 BC^[3]. He worked as a historian^[4] and seafarer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Onesicritus born?

Onesicritus was born in Astypalaia^[2].

What did Onesicritus do for work?

Onesicritus worked as a historian^[4] and seafarer^[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Onesicritus — place of birth (P19): Astypalaia. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Onesicritus — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Onesicritus — child (P40): Philiscus of Aegina. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Onesicritus — field of work (P101): history. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Onesicritus — occupation (P106): historian. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2025-12-22. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Onesicritus — occupation (P106): seafarer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2025-12-22. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Onesicritus — date of birth (P569): 360 BC. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Onesicritus — date of death (P570): 290 BC. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Onesicritus — student of (P1066): Diogenes of Sinope. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Onesicritus — described by source (P1343): 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Onesicritus — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Onesicritus — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Onesicritus — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Ancient Greek. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Onesicritus — name in native language (P1559): Ὀνησίκριτος. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Onesicritus — writing language (P6886): Ancient Greek. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Onesicritus — P14536 (P14536): 409030. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Onesicritus — P14608 (P14608): 102401063. wikidata.org.

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17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14608 → 102401063

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18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14536 → 409030

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25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Described by source → 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa

Child → Philiscus of Aegina

Occupation → historian, seafarer

Student of → Diogenes of Sinope

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