Vitruvius

Summary

Vitruvius is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Roman Republic^[2]. He was born on -0080-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on -0015-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5], writer^[6], engineer^[7], and artillerist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month, #6,920 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Roman Republic^[2], Vitruvius…
• Vitruvius was born on -0080-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Vitruvius died on -0015-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Vitruvius held citizenship in Ancient Rome^[10].
• Latin was Vitruvius's native language^[11].
• Vitruvius worked as an architect^[5].
• Vitruvius's professions included writer^[6].
• Vitruvius's professions included engineer^[7].
• Vitruvius's professions included artillerist^[8].
• A notable work attributed to Vitruvius is De architectura^[12].
• Vitruvius's image is recorded as Busto di Vitruvio.jpg^[13].
• Vitruvius is recorded as male^[14].
• Vitruvius's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Vitruvius's ISNI is recorded as 000000012130962X^[16].
• Vitruvius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46768430^[17].
• Vitruvius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16146522312432391530^[18].
• Vitruvius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 164593485^[19].
• Vitruvius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23146462703827772135^[20].
• Vitruvius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79163510255510931157^[21].
• Vitruvius's GND ID is recorded as 118627252^[22].
• Vitruvius's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79043913^[23].
• Vitruvius's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500014983^[24].
• Vitruvius's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11928567v^[25].
• Vitruvius's IdRef ID is recorded as 027648869^[26].
• Vitruvius's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00625734^[27].

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Origins and Family

Vitruvius's place of birth was Roman Republic^[2]. He was born on -0080-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. Latin was his native language^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[5], writer^[6], engineer^[7], and artillerist^[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Vitruvius is De architectura^[12]. Things named for him include Vitruvian Man^[28], a drawing^[29], founded in 1459^[30]; module^[31], an unit^[32]; and he^[33], an impact crater^[34].

Death and Burial

Vitruvius died on -0015-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Vitruvius ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (381 views/month, #6,920 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

He has been cited as an influence by intercolumniation^[37].

He is credited with the discovery of module^[38], an unit^[39]. Works attributed to him include De architectura^[40], a literary work^[41], founded in -0001^[42], written by him^[43]. Entities named for him include Vitruvian Man^[28], a drawing^[29], founded in 1459^[30]; module^[31], an unit^[32]; and he^[33], an impact crater^[34].

FAQs

Where was Vitruvius born?

Vitruvius's place of birth was Roman Republic^[2].

What did Vitruvius do for work?

Vitruvius worked as architect^[5], writer^[6], engineer^[7], and artillerist^[8].

Who did Vitruvius influence?

Vitruvius has been cited as an influence by intercolumniation^[37].

What did Vitruvius discover?

Vitruvius is credited as discoverer of module^[38].