John of Seville

12th-century Castilian scholar
Person human Q1382696
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John of Seville

Summary

John of Seville is a human[1]. Born in Seville[2], he… he was born on +1100-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Toledo[4]. He died on +1180-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a translator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Seville[2], John of Seville…
  • John of Seville passed away in Toledo[4].
  • John of Seville was born on +1100-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John of Seville died on +1180-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John of Seville died on +1215-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • John of Seville held citizenship in Kingdom of Castile[9].
  • John of Seville held citizenship in Spain[10].
  • Old Spanish was John of Seville's native language[11].
  • John of Seville's professions included translator[6].
  • A notable work attributed to John of Seville is De differentia spiritus et anima[12].
  • A notable work attributed to John of Seville is Epistola Aristotilis ad Alexandrum de dieta servanda[13].
  • John of Seville's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].
  • John of Seville is recorded as male[15].
  • John of Seville's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John of Seville's given name is recorded as Juan[17].
  • John of Seville's described at URL is recorded as https://bp16.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb134893378[18].
  • John of Seville's floruit is recorded as +1135-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • John of Seville's floruit is recorded as +1153-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • John of Seville's partner in business or sport is recorded as Dominicus Gundissalinus[21].
  • John of Seville's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[22].
  • John of Seville's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23].
  • John of Seville's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[24].
  • John of Seville's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Latin[25].
  • John of Seville's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Old Spanish[26].
  • John of Seville's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Iohannes Avendehut Hispanus'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John of Seville's place of birth was Seville[2]. He was born on +1100-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Old Spanish was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

John of Seville worked as a translator[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include De differentia spiritus et anima[12] and Epistola Aristotilis ad Alexandrum de dieta servanda[13].

Personal Life

John of Seville's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1180-00-00T00:00:00Z[5] and +1215-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]. John of Seville passed away in Toledo[4].

Why It Matters

John of Seville ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John of Seville born?

Born in Seville[2], John of Seville…

Where did John of Seville die?

John of Seville passed away in Toledo[4].

What did John of Seville do for work?

John of Seville worked as translator[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Loenstock · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship Kingdom of Castile, Spain
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  2. 7w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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