Plutarch is a human[1]. He was born in Chaeronea[2]. He was born on 40[3]. He passed away in Chaeronea[4]. He died on 120[5]. He worked as an essayist[6], priest[7], magistrate[8], biographer[9], and historian[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]
Recorded occupations include essayist[6], priest[7], magistrate[8], biographer[9], historian[10], and writer[26]. Fields of work include philosophy[27], an academic discipline[30]; political science[31], an academic major[32]; and history[33]. Plutarch held the position of ambassador[34].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Parallel Lives[35], a literary work[36] and Q19740354[37], a group of literary works[38]. Things named for Plutarch include 6615 Plutarchos[39], an asteroid[40]; Pseudo-He[41]; Plutarchia[42]; and he[43].
Personal Life
Among Plutarch's spouses was Timoxena[22]. Children include Ploutarchos the Younger[23], a writer[44], 0100–0200[45] and Lamprias[24], a human whose existence is disputed[46].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include 120[5], 200[17], 125[20], and 127[47]. Plutarch passed away in Chaeronea[4].
Why It Matters
Plutarch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
He has been cited as an influence by William Shakespeare[49], a playwright[50], 1564–1616[51], of Kingdom of England[52], specialised in fiction[53] and Dimitris Michalopoulos[54], a historian[55], b. 1952[56], of Greece[57], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[58], specialised in history[59].
Works attributed to him include Parallel Lives[60], a literary work[61]; Quaestiones convivales[62], a literary work[63]; De genio Socratis[64], a literary work[65]; and Moralia[66], a literary work[67]. Entities named for him include 6615 Plutarchos[39], an asteroid[40]; Pseudo-He[41]; Plutarchia[42]; and he[43].
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