Aelius Donatus

Roman grammarian
Person human Q247137
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Summary

Aelius Donatus is a human[1]. He was born on 315[2]. He died on 380[3]. He worked as a writer[4], poet[5], grammarian[6], and grammarian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Aelius Donatus was born on 315[2].
  • Aelius Donatus died on 380[3].
  • Aelius Donatus held citizenship in Ancient Rome[9].
  • Aelius Donatus's professions included writer[4].
  • Aelius Donatus worked as a poet[5].
  • Aelius Donatus worked as a grammarian[6].
  • Aelius Donatus worked as a grammarian[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Aelius Donatus is Ars grammatica[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Aelius Donatus is Commentarius in Terentii comoedias[11].
  • Aelius Donatus is recorded as male[12].
  • Aelius Donatus's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Aelius Donatus's Commons category is recorded as Aelius Donatus[14].
  • Aelius Donatus's floruit is recorded as 400[15].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[18].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Aelius Donatus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Aelius Donatus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[23].
  • Aelius Donatus's different from is recorded as Donatus Ortigraphus[24].
  • Aelius Donatus dates from the Low Roman Empire[25].
  • Aelius Donatus's nomen gentilicium is recorded as Aelius[26].
  • Aelius Donatus's gens is recorded as Aelia gens[27].

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Origins and Family

Aelius Donatus was born on 315[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], poet[5], and grammarian[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ars grammatica[10], a literary work[28] and Commentarius in Terentii comoedias[11].

Death and Burial

Aelius Donatus died on 380[3].

Why It Matters

Aelius Donatus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What did Aelius Donatus do for work?

Aelius Donatus worked as writer[4], poet[5], grammarian[6], and grammarian[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. e-spania.revues.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 35
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  2. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00001636n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151059458
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Suryanelli
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q4004, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 12w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 115666
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 115666, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192258612|Donato (#192258612)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6936|Enciclopedia"
  5. 17w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 120534
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37018|batch #37018]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  6. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 120534
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 835281, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259388|batch #259388]]"
  7. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 120534
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35916|batch #35916]]: sync P12458"
  8. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 120534
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 311981, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  9. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 120534
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 453500, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, poet, grammarian +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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