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Quintilian

1st century Hispanic-born Roman educator and rhetorician
Person human Q193769
Quintilian
Étienne-Jehandier Desrochers · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
35
Date of death
96
Place of birth
Calahorra, Calagurris[10]
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[11]
Occupation
pedagogue, rhetorician, poet, lawyer, teacher, writer, orator[12][13]
Notable work
Institutio Oratoria[17]
Student of
Remmius Palaemon, Gnaeus Domitius Afer, Marcus Servilius Nonianus[20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[34]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa, BEIC Digital Library, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Different from
quintillion, Pseudo-Quintilianus[36]
Gens
Fabia gens
Name in native language
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus[35]
Nomen gentilicium
Fabius
P14536
404010
P14541
1nKrG5
P14585
40489
P14608
118597396
Praenomen
Marcus
Relative
Tutilius[19]
Student
Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Juvenal[14][15][16]
Show all 26 facts +2
Time period
Roman Empire
Writing language
Latin
🏷️ Also known as
en Marcus Fabius Quintilian en Marcus Fabius Quintilianus en Quintilian ar ماركوس فابيوس كونتليانوس ar كينتيليان ar كوينتليان cs Quintilianus cs Quintilien cs Marco Fabio Quintiliano cs Marcus Fabius Quinctilianus cs Quintiliano da Markus Fabius Quintilian da Quintilian de Marcus Fabius Quintilianus el Κουιντιλιανός el Κοϊντιλιανός el Μάρκος Φάβιος Κοϊντιλιανός es Marco Fabio Quintiliano fa آرستیدس کنتیلیان fa ارستیدس کنتیلیان
🔖 Identifiers · 149
ISNI
0000000121271967
VIAF cluster ID
199.6M (34.5M–4115150032991.7B, n=5)
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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ARAE ID
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AbART person ID
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Alvin ID
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Angelicum ID
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Auñamendi ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000948706
BIBSYS ID
90142868
BVLarramendi ID
POLI20090012790
Show all 149 identifiers +137
BVMC person ID
62360, 19752
Babelio author ID
76213
Bach digital person ID
00007232
BeWeb person ID
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Bibale ID
62253
BiblioNet author ID
114507
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
34305
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
18445, 18448
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
La Unión
Bod-Inc Online author ID
4508
British Museum person or institution ID
142671
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
quintilian
CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CIRIS author ID
1859
CONOR.BG ID
7774821
CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
1615, 1616
CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Corpus Corporum author ID
Quintilianus
DDB person (GND) ID
118597396
DLL Catalog author ID
A5545
Databazeknih.cz author ID
46867
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118597396
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
13119
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
St. George's
EBAF authority ID
2867
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
1189
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0001218
Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
215188
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
205294
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
53625
FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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Galiciana authority ID
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Goodreads character ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0053771
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Quintilian
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2058514
Grove Art Online ID
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Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/521070024510
Historia Hispánica ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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IntraText author ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118597396
Kallías ID
PE00074380
Krugosvet article (archived)
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LBT person ID
MaQuint
Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
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Monumenta.ch ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00471608
NBM authority ID
2836
NDL Authority ID
00453523
NE.se ID
quintilianus
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981002067
NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000183490
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n96401169
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
218740, 93012
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266836505171
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810553541905606
National Library of Portugal ID
77596
National Library of Russia ID
770191629
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1042668, XX1080416
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069261555
Notable Names Database ID
898/000087637
Online Books Page author ID
Quintilian
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3929726
Open Library ID
OL117020A, OL5706610A
OpenMLOL author ID
429k (9.8k–429k, n=4)
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
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PHI Latin Texts author ID
1002
PUG authority ID
74961
Parsifal cluster ID
129773
Perseus author ID
1209
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
65246
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
24913
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
33401
Provenio UUID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A000134857
RILM ID
92384
RedBA Granada authority ID
15374
Regensburg Classification
DD 8840
SAIA authority ID
5a1d4d054ab9d081344d2784, 5a1d4d054ab9d081344d2730
SBN author ID
CFIV037714
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
23206
SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
171261, 487001
SNAC ARK ID
w6qz423p
SNK ID
149865
SVKKL authority ID
p0022317-Quintilianus-Marcus-Fabius-asi-35asi-100
Sandrart.net person ID
130
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
924
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls002898132
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
10556/quintiliano
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
16576
The Latin Library author ID
quintilian
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
3684
ToposText person ID
16838
Treccani ID
marco-fabio-quintiliano
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
marco-fabio-quintiliano
Trismegistos author ID
804
Union List of Artist Names ID
500324524
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
30k (827–30k, n=3)
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058521783906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1243330
Unz Review author ID
Quintilian
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10048786
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/4966
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
kvintilianas
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjBRPT7yX6JygvgRXjqxpd
Yale LUX ID
person/ec9c0b60-435c-4d10-9942-2967929f655e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, poet, lawyer, pedagogue, rhetorician
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Student 3
Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Juvenal
Student of 3
Remmius Palaemon, Gnaeus Domitius Afer, Marcus Servilius Nonianus
Students 3
Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Juvenal
Teachers 3
Remmius Palaemon, Gnaeus Domitius Afer, Marcus Servilius Nonianus
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Different from 1
quintillion
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
St. George's
Gens 1
Fabia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Notable work 1
Institutio Oratoria
Place of birth 1
Calahorra
Place of death 1
Rome
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
Roman Empire
Works by author 1
Institutio Oratoria
Writing language 1
Latin
← Different from 1
quintillion
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Summary

Quintilian was born on January 1, 35[1], in Calahorra[2]. He died on January 1, 96[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a pedagogue[5], rhetorician[6], poet[7], lawyer[8], and teacher[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Institutio Oratoria[37], a written work[38].

FAQs

Where was Quintilian born?

Quintilian's place of birth was Calahorra[2].

Where did Quintilian die?

Quintilian died in Rome[4].

What did Quintilian do for work?

Quintilian worked as a pedagogue[5], rhetorician[6], poet[7], lawyer[8], and teacher[9].

Related Entities

Juvenal lawyer Pliny the Younger St. George's Tacitus

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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