Tribonian

Byzantine jurist (c. 485–542)
Person human Q310628
Tribonian
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Tribonian

Summary

Tribonian is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pamphylia[2]. He was born on +0475-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Constantinople[4]. He died on +0542-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a jurist[6] and quaestor sacri palatii[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tribonian's place of birth was Pamphylia[2].
  • Tribonian passed away in Constantinople[4].
  • Tribonian was born on +0475-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tribonian died on +0542-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Tribonian held citizenship in Byzantine Empire[9].
  • Tribonian's professions included jurist[6].
  • Tribonian worked as a quaestor sacri palatii[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Tribonian is Life of Theodotus the philosopher[10].
  • Tribonian's religion is recorded as Christianity[11].
  • Tribonian's image is recorded as Tribonian bas-relief in the U.S. House of Representatives chamber.jpg[12].
  • Tribonian is recorded as male[13].
  • Tribonian's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Tribonian's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083446438[15].
  • Tribonian's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73039345[16].
  • Tribonian's GND ID is recorded as 118802739[17].
  • Tribonian's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91102720[18].
  • Tribonian's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12371619q[19].
  • Tribonian's IdRef ID is recorded as 073923605[20].
  • Tribonian's said to be the same as is recorded as Tribonian[21].
  • Tribonian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nl1k[22].
  • Tribonian's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070849781[23].
  • Tribonian's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2015045313[24].
  • Tribonian's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0239820[25].
  • Tribonian's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[26].
  • Tribonian's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tribonian's place of birth was Pamphylia[2]. He was born on +0475-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jurist[6] and quaestor sacri palatii[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tribonian is Life of Theodotus the philosopher[10].

Personal Life

Tribonian's religion is recorded as Christianity[11].

Death and Burial

Tribonian died on +0542-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Constantinople[4].

Why It Matters

Tribonian ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Corpus Juris Civilis[30], a code of law[31], in Byzantine Empire[32], written by him[33] and Code of Justinian[34], a code of law[35], founded in 0529[36], written by him[37].

FAQs

Where was Tribonian born?

Tribonian was born in Pamphylia[2].

Where did Tribonian die?

Tribonian died in Constantinople[4].

What did Tribonian do for work?

Tribonian worked as jurist[6] and quaestor sacri palatii[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  2. [34] . 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
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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