Tertullian was born on 150[1] in Roman Carthage[2]. He died on 220[3] in Roman Carthage[4]. He worked as a writer[5], theologian[6], philosopher[7], Kirchenschriftsteller[8], and jurist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,881 views/month, #6,145 of 1,000,298).[10]
Topic's main category: Category:Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus[24]
Commons gallery: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus[25]
Described by source: Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], De viris illustribus[28], Dictionary of African Biography[29], BEIC Digital Library[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Library of the World's Best Literature[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[38]
Things named for Tertullian include tertulia[40] and Pseudo-He[41], a writer[42], b. 0150[43].
Why It Matters
Tertullian has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
He has been cited as an influence by Novatianism[46], a Christian denomination[47], founded in 0251[48].
Works attributed to him include Apologeticus[49], a literary work[50]; De spectaculis[51], a literary work[52]; De baptismo[53], a literary work[54]; and On the Prescription of Heretics[55], a literary work[56]. Entities named for him include tertulia[40] and Pseudo-He[41], a writer[42], b. 0150[43].
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