Manetho

3rd-century BC Egyptian historian and priest
Person human Q174380
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Manetho

Summary

Manetho is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 201 BC[2]. He worked as a high priest[3], historian[4], and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month, #6,931 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Manetho was born on January 1, 201 BC[2].
  • Manetho held citizenship in Ptolemaic Kingdom[7].
  • Manetho worked as a high priest[3].
  • Manetho worked as a historian[4].
  • Manetho's professions included writer[5].
  • Manetho held the position of high priest[8].
  • Manetho's religion is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt[9].
  • Manetho is recorded as male[10].
  • Manetho's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Manetho's said to be the same as is recorded as Methodolus[12].
  • Manetho's floruit is recorded as 300 BC[13].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia[14].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[18].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[21].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference[24].
  • Manetho's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[25].
  • Manetho's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[26].
  • Manetho's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Egyptian[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Manetho was born on January 1, 201 BC[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include high priest[3], historian[4], and writer[5]. Manetho held the position of high priest[8].

Personal Life

Manetho's religion is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt[9].

Why It Matters

Manetho ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month, #6,931 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Aigyptiaka[30], a written work[31].

FAQs

What did Manetho do for work?

Manetho worked as high priest[3], historian[4], and writer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: 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. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation high priest, historian, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  2. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 210743
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 210743, Added or updated using [[User:Bargioni/P12458_add_or_update_P1810|P12458_add_or_update_P1810]]"
  3. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 210743
    Significant place Q126278248
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 288833, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161145433|Manetho (#161145433)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]] #mix'"
  4. 16d ago · ~2026-26644-38 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Occupation
    Position held high priest
    Different from Manetho Astrologus
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P27]]: [[Q11768]]"
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