Virgil was born on October 15, 70 BC[1], in Borgo Virgilio[2]. He died on September 21, 19 BC[3], in Brindisi[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,012 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[7]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[35], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[37], BEIC Digital Library[38]
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Things named for Virgil include Vergil[42], Piazza Virgiliana[43], and he[44].
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Virgil has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
He has been cited as an influence by Wendell Berry[47], a poet[48], 1934–2026[49], of United States[50], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[51], specialised in English-language literature[52]; Ursula K. Le Guin[53], a writer[54], 1929–2018[55], of United States[56], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[57], specialised in fiction[58]; Jorge Luis Borges[59], a translator[60], 1899–1986[61], of Argentina[62], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[63]; George Sand[64], a writer[65], 1804–1876[66], of France[67]; T. S. Eliot[68], a playwright[69], 1888–1965[70], of United States[71], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[72]; and John Keats[73], a poet[74], 1795–1821[75], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[76], specialised in poetry[77].
Works attributed to him include Aeneid[78], ad astra[79], Eclogues[80], Georgics[81], Eclogue 4[82], and Eclogue 1[83]. Entities named for him include Vergil[42], Piazza Virgiliana[43], and he[44].
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