Pedanius Dioscorides

Summary

Pedanius Dioscorides is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Anazarbus^[2]. He was born on January 1, 40^[3]. He died on January 1, 90^[4]. He worked as a physician^[5], botanist^[6], pharmacist^[7], and pharmacologist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Pedanius Dioscorides's place of birth was Anazarbus^[2].
• Pedanius Dioscorides was born on January 1, 40^[3].
• Pedanius Dioscorides died on January 1, 90^[4].
• Pedanius Dioscorides held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[10].
• Pedanius Dioscorides worked as a physician^[5].
• Pedanius Dioscorides worked as a botanist^[6].
• Pedanius Dioscorides worked as a pharmacist^[7].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's professions included pharmacologist^[8].
• A notable work attributed to Pedanius Dioscorides is De materia medica^[11].
• Pedanius Dioscorides is recorded as male^[12].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's Commons category is recorded as Pedanius Dioscorides^[14].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pedanius Dioscorides^[15].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's floruit is recorded as 100^[16].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[17].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[18].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[22].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's present in work is recorded as The Divine Comedy^[25].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's Commons Creator page is recorded as Pedanius Dioscorides^[26].
• Pedanius Dioscorides's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Anazarbus^[2], Pedanius Dioscorides… he was born on January 1, 40^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician^[5], botanist^[6], pharmacist^[7], and pharmacologist^[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Pedanius Dioscorides is De materia medica^[11].

Death and Burial

Pedanius Dioscorides died on January 1, 90^[4].

Why It Matters

Pedanius Dioscorides ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He has been cited as an influence by Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati^[30], a botanist^[31], 1166–1239^[32], of Caliphate of Córdoba^[33].

Works attributed to him include De materia medica^[34], a written work^[35] and Vienna Dioscurides^[36], an illuminated manuscript^[37], in Austria^[38], founded in 0600^[39].

FAQs

Where was Pedanius Dioscorides born?

Pedanius Dioscorides's place of birth was Anazarbus^[2].

What did Pedanius Dioscorides do for work?

Pedanius Dioscorides worked as physician^[5], botanist^[6], pharmacist^[7], and pharmacologist^[8].

Who did Pedanius Dioscorides influence?

Pedanius Dioscorides has been cited as an influence by Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati^[30].