Scymnus

ancient Greek geographer
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Scymnus

Summary

Scymnus is a human[1]. He was born in Chios[2]. He was born on 80 BC[3]. He died on 10 BC[4]. He worked as a geographer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Scymnus was born in Chios[2].
  • Scymnus was born on 80 BC[3].
  • Scymnus died on 10 BC[4].
  • Scymnus's professions included geographer[5].
  • Scymnus is recorded as male[7].
  • Scymnus's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Scymnus's floruit is recorded as 50 BC[9].
  • Scymnus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Scymnus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11].
  • Scymnus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Scymnus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[13].
  • Scymnus's different from is recorded as Pseudo-Scymnus[14].
  • Scymnus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[15].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chios[2], Scymnus… he was born on 80 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Scymnus's professions included geographer[5].

Death and Burial

Scymnus died on 10 BC[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Scymnus include Pseudo-He[16], a geographer[17], -0080–-0003[18].

Why It Matters

Scymnus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for him include Pseudo-He[16], a geographer[17], -0080–-0003[18].

FAQs

Where was Scymnus born?

Scymnus was born in Chios[2].

What did Scymnus do for work?

Scymnus worked as geographer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . 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. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00976336
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
  2. 29d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Writing language Ancient Greek
    Occupation
    Occupation geographer
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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