Justin Martyr was born on January 1, 100[1], in Nablus[2]. He died on January 1, 165[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], theologian[6], and apologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,971 views/month, #5,994 of 1,000,298).[8]
Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], De viris illustribus[23], Pauly–Wissowa[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], BEIC Digital Library[27], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[32]
Things named for Justin Martyr include Justin Anthony Knapp[34], a bibliographer[35], b. 1982[36], of United States[37], awarded the Wikipedia:Justin Knapp Day[38].
Why It Matters
Justin Martyr has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Works attributed to him include First Apology of him[41], a literary work[42]; Dialogue with Trypho[43], a literary work[44]; and Second Apology of him[45], a literary work[46]. Entities named for him include Justin Anthony Knapp[34], a bibliographer[35], b. 1982[36], of United States[37], awarded the Wikipedia:Justin Knapp Day[38].
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Described by source→Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, De viris illustribus, Pauly–Wissowa +7
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