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 (9,963 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8]
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Recorded place of birth include Andes[2], a village[31], in Ancient Rome[32] and Mantua[9], a comune of Italy[33], in Kingdom of Italy[34]. 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[35], founded in -0041[36]; Georgics[18], a literary work[37], founded in -0037[38]; and Aeneid[19], a literary work[39], founded in -0100[40]. Things named for Virgil include Vergil[41], he[42], and Piazza Virgiliana[43].
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 (9,963 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
He has been cited as an influence by Ursula K. Le Guin[46], a writer[47], 1929–2018[48], of United States[49], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[50], specialised in fiction[51]; T. S. Eliot[52], a playwright[53], 1888–1965[54], of United States[55], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[56]; Jorge Luis Borges[57], a translator[58], 1899–1986[59], of Argentina[60], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[61]; George Sand[62], a writer[63], 1804–1876[64], of France[65]; John Keats[66], a poet[67], 1795–1821[68], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[69], specialised in poetry[70]; and Wendell Berry[71], a poet[72], b. 1934[73], of United States[74], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[75].
Works attributed to him include Aeneid[76], ad astra[77], Eclogues[78], Georgics[79], Eclogue 4[80], and Eclogue 1[81]. Entities named for him include Vergil[41], he[42], and Piazza Virgiliana[43].
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