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Michael Glycas

Byzantine historian, theologian, mathematician, astronomer, and poet
Person Human Q581550

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1125
Date of death
1204
Place of birth
Corfu
Place of death
Constantinople
Country of citizenship
Byzantine Empire[10]
Occupation
historian, astrologer, theologian, writer, mathematician, poet[5][6][7][8][9][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
medieval Greek[17]
Attested in
Mare Magnum (vol. 82)[18]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15][16]
Given name
Michael[14]
Said to be the same as
Michael Sikiditēs[13]
Writing language
medieval Greek[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Glycas cs Michael Glycis Siculus cs Michael Glykas cs Michaēl Glykas cs Michael Glykas Sikidites cs Michael Siculus cs Michael Glycas de Michael Glykas Sikidites el Μιχαήλ Γλυκάς es Michael Glycas es Miguel Glicas fr Michel Glycas he מיכאל גליקאס he מיכאל גליקס hu Mikhaél Glükasz it Michael Glycas it Michele Glica pl Michał Glykas pt Miguel Glycas ro Mihail Glykas
🔖 Identifiers · 79
ISNI
000000012278406X
VIAF cluster ID
37073375
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005091592
GND ID
119153084
Academy of Athens authority ID
97317, 81205
American Academy in Rome ID
12456960
Angelicum ID
196003
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
mykolas-glika
BHCL UUID
189acc95-0ffb-4f0c-886e-7224f975ac22
BIBSYS ID
95002723
Bibale ID
63951
BiblioNet author ID
50660
Show all 79 identifiers +67
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
43200
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13517083v
Biblissima authority ID
reproduction
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
6801
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
glykas-sikidites-michael
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01367970
CONOR.SI ID
190446179
CONOR.SR ID
52442121
Central Library of Volos authority ID
10900
CiNii Research ID
1140282266847978752
DDB person (GND) ID
119153084
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119153084
Dictionnaire de spiritualité ID
995
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
Hooktooth shark
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID
30_20_1100-1200-_Michael_Glyca
EBAF authority ID
26756
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Michael-Glycas
Freebase ID
/m/077lpc
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2218664
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
mikhail-glika-5cb389
IdRef ID
050155059
IxTheo authority ID
079948618
J9U entity ID
987007456088005171, 987007261710605171
Levadia Library ID
59de6bd221c0c8f86d483b17
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
G/glycas-michael, M/michael-glycas
Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
37073375
Museo Galileo authority ID
192676
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04589020
NBM authority ID
32578
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2010591804
NSK (VIAF) ID
000134813
NSK ID
981005783857309366
NUKAT ID
n2005092644
National Library of Greece ID
145227
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001389660
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810538089505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1729506
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1285660
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07413969X
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3905973
Open Library ID
OL5463246A
OpenMLOL author ID
421985, 427193
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
2563738
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110810105007658
Parsifal cluster ID
21070, 110670
Pinakes author ID
1208
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
53364
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
16422
Prabook ID
3728310, 2068958
Provenio UUID
b4343b8d-98e2-4e8a-b618-4a8252dbedaa
RERO ID (legacy)
A003302581
SBN author ID
SBLV317948
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
9745
SHARE Catalogue author ID
443962
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
1788
St. Sergius Institute authority ID
1316
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
2789
TLG author ID
3047
Teresianum authority ID
85036
Treccani ID
michele-glica
Trismegistos author ID
2442
UOM ID
14124
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10074580
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/7676
Wellcome Collection concept ID
pn4wnhp3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX7Gvf7fqqBWmRBrfpfq
Yale LUX ID
person/0da204f1-f429-4f21-8415-4acab47290b0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, poet, mathematician, historian, theologian, astrologer
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Country of citizenship 1
Byzantine Empire
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID 1
Hooktooth shark
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
medieval Greek
Place of birth 1
Corfu
Place of death 1
Constantinople
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
medieval Greek
← FactGrid item ID 1
Pogórze, Opole Voivodeship
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Summary

Born in Corfu[1], he… he was born in 1125[2]. He died in Constantinople[3]. He died on January 1, 1204[4]. He worked as a historian[5], astrologer[6], theologian[7], writer[8], and mathematician[9].

FAQs

Where was Michael Glycas born?

Michael Glycas's place of birth was Corfu[1].

Where did Michael Glycas die?

Michael Glycas passed away in Constantinople[3].

What did Michael Glycas do for work?

Michael Glycas worked as historian[5], astrologer[6], theologian[7], writer[8], and mathematician[9].

Related Entities

Corfu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . maru.firenze.sbn.it. maru.firenze.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57985: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → reproduction
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q11990, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 21070, 110670
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 110670, Matched to Michael Glycas (#295256863) in Parsifal persons…"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01367970
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32118: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  5. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01367970
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
  6. 28w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Place of death → Constantinople
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → Michael
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 2068958, batch #257026"
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