Philostratus the Younger

ancient Greek sophist
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Philostratus the Younger

Summary

Philostratus the Younger is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lemnos[2]. He worked as a writer[3], sophist[4], and orator[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Philostratus the Younger's place of birth was Lemnos[2].
  • Philostratus the Younger's professions included writer[3].
  • Philostratus the Younger's professions included sophist[4].
  • Philostratus the Younger worked as an orator[5].
  • Philostratus the Younger is recorded as male[7].
  • Philostratus the Younger's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Philostratus the Younger's ISNI is recorded as 0000000374924583[9].
  • Philostratus the Younger's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14850802[10].
  • Philostratus the Younger's GND ID is recorded as 119422883[11].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2007039388[12].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123718047[13].
  • Philostratus the Younger's IdRef ID is recorded as 032747586[14].
  • Philostratus the Younger's SBN author ID is recorded as SBLV105319[15].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ds1cnt[16].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2756833A[17].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 06932123X[18].
  • Philostratus the Younger's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2010140386[19].
  • Philostratus the Younger's floruit is recorded as +0300-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Philostratus the Younger's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Philostratus the Younger's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[22].
  • Philostratus the Younger's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Philostratus-the-Younger[23].
  • Philostratus the Younger's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 146680[24].
  • Philostratus the Younger's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp01238536[25].
  • Philostratus the Younger's different from is recorded as Philostratus[26].
  • Philostratus the Younger's time period is recorded as Roman Empire[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Philostratus the Younger was born in Lemnos[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3], sophist[4], and orator[5].

Why It Matters

Philostratus the Younger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Imagines[30], a group of literary works[31], written by Philostratus of Lemnos[32].

FAQs

Where was Philostratus the Younger born?

Philostratus the Younger's place of birth was Lemnos[2].

What did Philostratus the Younger do for work?

Philostratus the Younger worked as writer[3], sophist[4], and orator[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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
  2. [32] . 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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