Virgil is a human[1]. He was born in Andes[2]. He was born on October 15, 70 BC[3]. He died in Brindisi[4]. He died on September 21, 19 BC[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,709 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8]
Recorded place of birth include Andes[2], a village[28], in Ancient Rome[29] and Mantua[9], a comune of Italy[30], in Kingdom of Italy[31]. Recorded date of birth include October 15, 70 BC[3] and 70 BC[10]. Virgil's mother was Magia Polla[13]. Latin was his native language[15].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7]. A notable student of Virgil was Cebes[16].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Eclogues[17], a literary work[32], founded in -0041[33]; Georgics[18], a literary work[34], founded in -0037[35]; and Aeneid[19], a literary work[36], founded in -0100[37]. Things named for Virgil include Vergil[38], Piazza Virgiliana[39], and he[40].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include September 21, 19 BC[5] and 19 BC[11]. Virgil passed away in Brindisi[4]. Burial took place at Parco Virgiliano[12].
Why It Matters
Virgil ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,709 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
He has been cited as an influence by Wendell Berry[43], a poet[44], b. 1934[45], of United States[46], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[47]; Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock[48], a poet[49], 1724–1803[50], of Germany[51]; Seamus Heaney[52], a playwright[53], 1939–2013[54], of Ireland[55], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[56], specialised in poetry[57]; Ursula K. Le Guin[58], a writer[59], 1929–2018[60], of United States[61], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[62], specialised in fiction[63]; Jorge Luis Borges[64], a translator[65], 1899–1986[66], of Argentina[67], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[68]; and George Sand[69], a writer[70], 1804–1876[71], of France[72].
Works attributed to him include Eclogue 4[73], Eclogue 1[74], Eclogue 5[75], Eclogue 3[76], Eclogue 6[77], and Quod non mortalia pectora coges, auri sacra fames[78]. Entities named for him include Vergil[38], Piazza Virgiliana[39], and he[40].
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