Virgil is a human[1]. He was born in Andes[2]. He was born on October 15, 70 BC[3]. He died in Brindisi[4]. He died on September 21, 19 BC[5]. He worked as a poet[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,433 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8]
Recorded place of birth include Andes[2], a village[28], in Ancient Rome[29] and Mantua[9], a comune of Italy[30], in Kingdom of Italy[31]. Recorded date of birth include October 15, 70 BC[3] and 70 BC[10]. Virgil's mother was Magia Polla[13]. Latin was his native language[15].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include poet[6] and writer[7]. A notable student of Virgil was Cebes[16].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Eclogues[17], a literary work[32], founded in -0041[33]; Georgics[18], a literary work[34], founded in -0037[35]; and Aeneid[19], a literary work[36], founded in -0100[37]. Things named for Virgil include he[38], Piazza Virgiliana[39], and Vergil[40].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include September 21, 19 BC[5] and 19 BC[11]. Virgil passed away in Brindisi[4]. Burial took place at Parco Virgiliano[12].
Why It Matters
Virgil ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,433 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
He has been cited as an influence by Jorge Luis Borges[43], a translator[44], 1899–1986[45], of Argentina[46], awarded the Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE[47]; Wendell Berry[48], a poet[49], b. 1934[50], of United States[51], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[52]; Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock[53], a poet[54], 1724–1803[55], of Germany[56]; Ursula K. Le Guin[57], a writer[58], 1929–2018[59], of United States[60], awarded the Margaret Edwards Award[61], specialised in fiction[62]; John Keats[63], a poet[64], 1795–1821[65], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[66], specialised in poetry[67]; and Seamus Heaney[68], a playwright[69], 1939–2013[70], of Ireland[71], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[72], specialised in poetry[73].
Works attributed to him include Eclogue 4[74], Eclogue 1[75], Eclogue 3[76], Eclogue 5[77], Eclogue 6[78], and Eclogues[79]. Entities named for him include he[38], Piazza Virgiliana[39], and Vergil[40].
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