Amarsingha

Summary

Amarsingha is a human^[1]. He worked as a linguist^[2], poet^[3], lexicographer^[4], and writer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Amarsingha's professions included linguist^[2].
• Amarsingha's professions included poet^[3].
• Amarsingha's professions included lexicographer^[4].
• Amarsingha worked as a writer^[5].
• A notable work attributed to Amarsingha is Amarakosha^[7].
• Amarsingha is recorded as male^[8].
• Amarsingha's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• Amarsingha's family name is recorded as Sinha^[10].
• Amarsingha's given name is recorded as Amara^[11].
• Amarsingha's floruit is recorded as 600^[12].
• Amarsingha's floruit is recorded as 700^[13].
• Amarsingha's floruit is recorded as 800^[14].
• Amarsingha's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Amarsingha's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Amarsingha's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[17].
• Amarsingha's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Amarsingha's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Sanskrit^[19].
• Amarsingha's writing language is recorded as Sanskrit^[20].
• Amarsingha's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[21].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[2], poet^[3], lexicographer^[4], and writer^[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Amarsingha is Amarakosha^[7].

Why It Matters

Amarsingha ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Works attributed to him include Amarakosha^[24], a thesaurus^[25].

FAQs

What did Amarsingha do for work?

Amarsingha worked as linguist^[2], poet^[3], lexicographer^[4], and writer^[5].