Ossian

Summary

Ossian is a fictional human^[1]. He worked as a poet^[2] and bard^[3]. He draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #779 of 5,308).^[4]

Key Facts

• Scottish Gaelic was Ossian's native language^[5].
• Ossian's professions included poet^[2].
• Ossian worked as a bard^[3].
• Ossian is the creator of James Macpherson^[6].
• Ossian's image is recorded as OssianAbildgaard.jpg^[7].
• Ossian is recorded as male^[8].
• Ossian's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[9].
• Ossian's instance of is recorded as literary character^[10].
• Ossian's based on is recorded as Oisín^[11].
• Ossian's ISNI is recorded as 000000008077935X^[12].
• Ossian's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79013925^[13].
• Ossian's GND ID is recorded as 118747800^[14].
• Ossian's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83139004^[15].
• Ossian's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 10573485h^[16].
• Ossian's IdRef ID is recorded as 116374152^[17].
• Ossian's Commons category is recorded as Ossian^[18].
• Ossian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05nzp^[19].
• Ossian's IMSLP ID is recorded as Category:Ossian^[20].
• Ossian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ossian^[21].
• Ossian's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1333465^[22].
• Ossian's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82A(OSSIAN)^[23].
• Ossian's CONOR.SI ID is recorded as 14004067^[24].
• Ossian's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0047908^[25].
• Ossian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Ossian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Origins and Family

Scottish Gaelic was Ossian's native language^[5].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[2] and bard^[3].

Works and Contributions

Ossian is the creator of James Macpherson^[6]. Things named for him include Ossian Prize^[28], an award^[29].

Why It Matters

Ossian draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #779 of 5,308).^[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Works attributed to him include The Works of him^[32], a literary work^[33], written by James Macpherson^[34]. Entities named for him include Ossian Prize^[28], an award^[29].

FAQs

What did Ossian do for work?

Ossian worked as poet^[2] and bard^[3].