Eupalinos

ancient Greek architect
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Eupalinos

Summary

Eupalinos is a human[1]. His place of birth was Megara[2]. He was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an architect[5] and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Eupalinos's place of birth was Megara[2].
  • Eupalinos was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Eupalinos died on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Eupalinos worked as an architect[5].
  • Eupalinos's professions included engineer[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Eupalinos is tunnel of Eupalinos[8].
  • Eupalinos's image is recorded as Tunnel of Eupalinos.jpg[9].
  • Eupalinos is recorded as male[10].
  • Eupalinos's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Eupalinos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 96607362[12].
  • Eupalinos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 290730878[13].
  • Eupalinos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67269778[14].
  • Eupalinos's GND ID is recorded as 119160196[15].
  • Eupalinos's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500125568[16].
  • Eupalinos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/098h8f[17].
  • Eupalinos's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 119727080[18].
  • Eupalinos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Eupalinos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[20].
  • Eupalinos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[21].
  • Eupalinos's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Eupalinus-of-Megara[22].
  • Eupalinos's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00548805[23].
  • Eupalinos's time period is recorded as classical antiquity[24].
  • Eupalinos's Structurae person ID is recorded as 1001199[25].
  • Eupalinos's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as eupalinos-de-megare[26].
  • Eupalinos's NE.se ID is recorded as eupalinos[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Megara[2], Eupalinos… he was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect[5] and engineer[6].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Eupalinos is tunnel of him[8]. Things named for him include tunnel of him[28], a water tunnel[29], in Greece[30].

Death and Burial

Eupalinos died on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Eupalinos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include tunnel of him[28], a water tunnel[29], in Greece[30].

FAQs

Where was Eupalinos born?

Eupalinos was born in Megara[2].

What did Eupalinos do for work?

Eupalinos worked as architect[5] and engineer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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