Polydore Vergil

Italian-English scholar (1470–1555)

Person human Q741149

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: 1470
Date of death: April 28, 1555
Place of birth: Urbino
Place of death: Urbino
Country of citizenship: Duchy of Urbino, Kingdom of England^[10]^[11]
Occupation: historian, writer, scholar, Catholic priest, humanist
Religion or worldview: Catholic Church^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin, Italian
Attested in: Mare Magnum (vol. 82)
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia, Library of the World's Best Literature, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3)^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Family name: Vergil^[15]
Given name: Polidoro^[16]
Has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
Movement: humanism^[14]
P14608: 119156121
Place of detention: Tower of London
Significant person: Erasmus

🏷️ Also known as

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BVMC person ID: 20734, 23506
Bibale ID: 5262
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12215386k
Biblissima authority ID: Colette Rolland
Bod-Inc Online author ID: 5457

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Teuchos ID: P-Vergilius.Polydorus
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 9444
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV10243750
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Yale LUX ID: person/a04fbb9c-f230-4fc7-a4b3-79fc31ee1ada

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Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Occupation 4

writer, historian, scholar, Catholic priest

Country of citizenship 2

Kingdom of England, Duchy of Urbino

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

Italian, Latin

Has works in the collection 1

National Gallery of Art

Instance of 1

human

Movement 1

humanism

Place of birth 1

Urbino

Place of death 1

Urbino

Place of detention 1

Tower of London

Religion or worldview 1

Catholic Church

Sex or gender 1

male

Significant person 1

Erasmus

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Summary

Polydore Vergil was born in Urbino^[1]. He was born on January 1, 1470^[2]. He passed away in Urbino^[3]. He died on April 28, 1555^[4]. He worked as a historian^[5], writer^[6], scholar^[7], Catholic priest^[8], and humanist^[9].

FAQs

Where was Polydore Vergil born?

Polydore Vergil's place of birth was Urbino^[1].

Where did Polydore Vergil die?

Polydore Vergil died in Urbino^[3].

What did Polydore Vergil do for work?

Polydore Vergil worked as historian^[5], writer^[6], scholar^[7], Catholic priest^[8], and humanist^[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Polydore Vergil — place of birth (P19): Urbino. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Polydore Vergil — place of death (P20): Urbino. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Polydore Vergil — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Polydore Vergil — country of citizenship (P27): Duchy of Urbino. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Polydore Vergil — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of England. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Polydore Vergil — occupation (P106): historian. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Polydore Vergil — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Polydore Vergil — occupation (P106): scholar. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Polydore Vergil — occupation (P106): Catholic priest. VcBA (identifier). Retrieved 2026-09-11. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Polydore Vergil — occupation (P106): humanist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Polydore Vergil — movement (P135): humanism. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Polydore Vergil — religion or worldview (P140): Catholic Church. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Polydore Vergil — date of birth (P569): January 1, 1470. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Polydore Vergil — date of death (P570): April 28, 1555. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Polydore Vergil — family name (P734): Vergil. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Polydore Vergil — given name (P735): Polidoro. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): The Catholic Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): Otto's encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Polydore Vergil — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.

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