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Sextius Niger

Roman writer on pharmacology during the reign of Augustus
Person human Q4173274

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
50 BC
Date of death
100
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[6]
Occupation
physician, writer
Father
Quintus Sextius[5]
Student of
Asclepiades of Bithynia[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Koine Greek[11]
Cognomen
Niger[14]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa[10]
Floruit
100 BC[9]
Gens
Sextia gens[15]
Nomen gentilicium
Sextius[13]
P14608
102405948[17]
Time period
Roman Empire[12]
Writing language
Koine Greek[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sextius Niger he סקסטיוס ניגר it Sestio Nigro ru Секстий Нигер uk Секстій Нігер
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
399154
GND ID
102405948
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ViennaDioscoridesAuthorPortrait.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00285798
CIRIS author ID
1985
DDB person (GND) ID
102405948
DLL Catalog author ID
A2881
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102405948
Freebase ID
/m/05p7ymx
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120pgk0q
Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
399154
ToposText person ID
20983
Show all 15 identifiers +3
Trismegistos author ID
846
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/118245
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMBVvbqCxvytrkgw3vpP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
writer, physician
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Described by source 1
Pauly–Wissowa
Father 1
Quintus Sextius
Gens 1
Sextia gens
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Koine Greek
Parent of 1
Quintus Sextius
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Asclepiades of Bithynia
Time period 1
Roman Empire
Writing language 1
Koine Greek
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Summary

Sextius Niger was born on 50 BC[1]. He died on 100[2]. He worked as a physician[3] and writer[4].

FAQs

Who were Sextius Niger's parents?

Sextius Niger's father was Quintus Sextius[5].

What did Sextius Niger do for work?

Sextius Niger worked as a physician[3] and writer[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 102405948
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 102405948, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  2. 21w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Ancient Rome
    Time period → Roman Empire
    Student of → Asclepiades of Bithynia
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35339|batch #35339]]: add P1810 to P8034"
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