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Quintus Curtius Rufus

Roman historian
Person Human Q5959

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
100
Date of death
50
Place of death
Africa
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[7]
Ethnic group
Romans[8]
Occupation
historian, writer, politician
Notable work
Histories of Alexander the Great[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, BEIC Digital Library, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Pauly–Wissowa, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Floruit
100[12]
Gens
Curtia gens
Has works in the collection
J. Paul Getty Museum, City Castle Zaltbommel, Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen
Nomen gentilicium
Curtius[25]
Praenomen
Quintus[24]
Said to be the same as
Quintus Curtius Rufus[11]
Time period
High Roman Empire[23]
Writing language
Latin
🏷️ Also known as
en Curtius Rufus en Quintus Curtius Rufus ar كوينتوس كورتيوس روفوس cs Quinte-Curce de Curtius Rufus el Κουίντος Κούρτιος Ρούφος es Quinto Curcio Rufo fa کوینت کورس fr Quinte Curce fr Quintus Curtius Rufus he קווינטוס קורטיוס רופוס it Quinto Curzio Rufo it Curzio Rufo ja クィントゥス・クルティウス・ルフス ja クイントゥス・クルティウス・ルフス ja クイントス・クルティウス・ルフス ko 쿠르티오스 루포스 pl Kwintus Kurcjusz Rufus pt Quinto Cúrcio Rufo ru Квинт Курций Руф
🔖 Identifiers · 153
ISNI
0000000118779161
VIAF cluster ID
7175168657993.1B (73.9M–7319149544616.3B, n=8)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50034703
GND ID
118523074
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Francia, quinto curzio rufo, storia di alessandro magno, 1450-1500 ca., med. pal. 155, 02.JPG ↗
ARLIMA ID
1901
Academy of Athens authority ID
29145
Alvin ID
alvin-person:56168
American Academy in Rome ID
10255676
Angelicum ID
46297
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
rufus-quintus-curtius-fl-20-120-historian
Az.lib.ru author ID
k/kurcijruf_k
Show all 153 identifiers +141
BAnQ authority ID
0000080193
BIBSYS ID
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BVMC person ID
59738, 5492
Babelio author ID
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Ben Yehuda author ID
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Bibale ID
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Bibliopoche author ID
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Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
East Kutai
Bod-Inc Online author ID
1610
British Museum person or institution ID
147855
CANTIC ID
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CCAB ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CIRIS author ID
619
CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Clavis Historicorum Antiquitatis Posterioris author ID
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CoBiS author ID
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CollectieGelderland creator ID
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Corpus Corporum author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118523074
DLL Catalog author ID
A4602
Databazeknih.cz author ID
87014
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118523074
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
12374
Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID
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DigitaltMuseum ID
021038389670
EBAF authority ID
11994
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
3611
ELNET ID
a11391261
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0016874
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
108842
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Quintus-Curtius
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
11743
FES digital collections entity ID
402669
FactGrid item ID
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Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0021083
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/598096790649
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
34703
IdRef ID
028386604
IntraText author ID
127
Iranica ID
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IxTheo authority ID
13469337X
J. Paul Getty Museum agent DOR ID (old)
615
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/104MMJ
J9U entity ID
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KANTO ID
000099439
KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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KulturNav-ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
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Mirabile author ID
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Monumenta.ch ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0152357X
NBM authority ID
6325
NDL Authority ID
00929441
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981000536
NLA Trove people ID
805444
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar2815516
NLP ID
a0000001187645
NSK (VIAF) ID
000051330
NSK ID
981005677996909366
NUKAT ID
n96209210
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/7C2CA9F3-3BD0-4D88-98F2-545FE6D2D60C
National Library of Brazil ID
000187942
National Library of Chile ID
000070776
National Library of Greece ID
63k (63k–217k, n=3)
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000277066
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000036100
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199606152
National Library of Latvia ID
000073631
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Tc0;=BN
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810549883905606
National Library of Portugal ID
56809
National Library of Russia ID
770245057, 770245062
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1081498
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06962562X
Obálky knih ID
jn19981000536
Online Books Page author ID
Curtius Rufus, Quintus
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3929155
Open Library ID
OL44760A
OpenMLOL author ID
25206
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1968
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
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PHI Latin Texts author ID
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PUG authority ID
74985
Parsifal cluster ID
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Penguin Random House author ID
242719
Perseus author ID
428
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
20313
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
17052
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
33247
Provenio UUID
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Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
14708
RA Collections ID
16142
RERO ID (legacy)
A000045552
RedBA Granada authority ID
14938
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
160608
Royal Academy ID
quintus-curtius-rufus
SAIA authority ID
5a1d4d054ab9d081344d3589
SBN author ID
RAVV040588
SELIBR ID
47478
SHARE Catalogue author ID
168773, 548094
SNAC ARK ID
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Sandrart.net person ID
3538
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
451
Shakeosphere person ID
33931
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
13967, 73587
The Latin Library author ID
curtius
Topic's main category
Category:Quintus Curtius Rufus
Treccani ID
quinto-curzio-rufo
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
quinto-curzio-rufo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
quinto-curzio-rufo
Trismegistos author ID
209
UCA authority ID
15930
UOM ID
4343
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
24283
Union List of Artist Names ID
500057142
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
177k (4.8k–177k, n=3)
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515390506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1011799
Unz Review author ID
RufusQuintusCurtius
V&A person ID
AUTH335709
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10255676
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/65047
Yale LUX ID
person/1b9c1a26-af19-4352-a967-b1e120743596

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Occupation 3
writer, politician, historian
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
FactGrid item ID 1
Uyadybash
Gens 1
Curtia gens
Has works in the collection 1
J. Paul Getty Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Notable work 1
Histories of Alexander the Great
Place of death 1
Africa
Praenomen 1
Quintus
Said to be the same as 1
Quintus Curtius Rufus
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Histories of Alexander the Great
Writing language 1
Latin
← SNARC ID 1
Mamurras
← Said to be the same as 1
Quintus Curtius Rufus
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Summary

Quintus Curtius Rufus was born in 100[1]. He died in 50[2] in Africa[3]. He worked as a historian[4], writer[5], and politician[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Quintus Curtius Rufus include Histories of Alexander the Great[26], a literary work[27], founded in 0041[28].

FAQs

Where did Quintus Curtius Rufus die?

Quintus Curtius Rufus died in Africa[3].

What did Quintus Curtius Rufus do for work?

Quintus Curtius Rufus worked as a historian[4], writer[5], and politician[6].

Related Entities

J. Paul Getty Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64217: add GND as source to unsourced or imported statements"
  2. 11w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 108842
    "Changed claim references: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0021083, revise out remaining P1273 in references"
  3. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → East Kutai
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q14468, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  4. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 274027
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39443: sync P12458"
  5. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    EDIT16 catalogue author ID → 3611
    "Created claim: EDIT16 catalogue author ID: 3611, Matched to Quintus Curtius Rufus (#107816702) in EDIT16 people…"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 402669
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 402669, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  7. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 274027
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 310053, batch #259387"
  8. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Greece ID → 217350, 121248, 62850
    "Created claim: National Library of Greece ID: 62850, Matched to Quintus Gurtius Rufus (#143083408) in NLG authors…"
  9. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30468: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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