Gaius Julius Hyginus

Summary

Gaius Julius Hyginus is a human^[1]. He was born in Hispania^[2]. He was born on January 1, 64 BC^[3]. He died in Rome^[4]. He died on January 1, 17^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], mythographer^[7], poet^[8], astronomer^[9], and grammarian^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Gaius Julius Hyginus was born in Hispania^[2].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus died in Rome^[4].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus was born on January 1, 64 BC^[3].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus died on January 1, 17^[5].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[12].
• Latin was Gaius Julius Hyginus's native language^[13].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus worked as a writer^[6].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's professions included mythographer^[7].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's professions included poet^[8].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's professions included astronomer^[9].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's professions included grammarian^[10].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus is recorded as male^[14].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's said to be the same as is recorded as Hyginus Astronomus^[16].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's said to be the same as is recorded as Hyginus Mythographus^[17].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[18].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[22].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin^[23].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Caius Iulius Iginus'}^[24].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Caius Iulius Hyginus'}^[25].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Hyginus'}^[26].
• Gaius Julius Hyginus's different from is recorded as Hyginus^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hispania^[2], Gaius Julius Hyginus… he was born on January 1, 64 BC^[3]. Latin was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], mythographer^[7], poet^[8], astronomer^[9], and grammarian^[10].

Death and Burial

Gaius Julius Hyginus died on January 1, 17^[5]. He passed away in Rome^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gaius Julius Hyginus include Hyginus^[28], a lunar crater^[29] and 12155 Hyginus^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Works attributed to him include Fabulae^[34], a literary work^[35], written by Hyginus Mythographus^[36] and Poeticon astronomicon^[37], a literary work^[38]. Entities named for him include Hyginus^[28], a lunar crater^[29] and 12155 Hyginus^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

Where was Gaius Julius Hyginus born?

Gaius Julius Hyginus's place of birth was Hispania^[2].

Where did Gaius Julius Hyginus die?

Gaius Julius Hyginus died in Rome^[4].

What did Gaius Julius Hyginus do for work?

Gaius Julius Hyginus worked as writer^[6], mythographer^[7], poet^[8], astronomer^[9], and grammarian^[10].