هرودوت

Also known as Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Father of History, Herodotos

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Herodotus was a male Greek historian, writer, geographer, and politician born in Halicarnassus in 484 BCE. He wrote in Ancient Greek and is the author of the notable work Histories. His country of citizenship was Halicarnassus, and he resided in Halicarnassus and Thurii. He worked in Ancient Greece, focusing on history and politics.

He died in 425 BCE in Thurii or Pella. Herodotus is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Pauly–Wissowa. His name in his native language is Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς. He is listed in the Commons category "Herodotus" and has works in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Works: 21

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Key facts

Person.name: Herodotus
Person.native_name: Ἡρόδοτος
Person.native_name_lang: grc
Person.image: Marble bust of Herodotos MET DT11742 (cropped).jpg
Person.caption: A Roman copy (2nd century AD) of a Greek bust of Herodotus from the first half of the 4th century BC
Person.birth_place: Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Achaemenid Empire
Person.death_date:  BC (aged approx. 59)
Person.death_place: Thurii, Calabria, or Pella, Macedon
Person.occupation: Historian
Person.notable_works: Histories

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Halicarnassus
Place of birth: Halicarnassus
Place of death: Pella
Occupation: politician
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Notable work: Histories
Image: Marble bust of Herodotos MET DT11742 (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Herodotus
topic's main category: Category:Herodotus
date of birth: 0484-01-01
date of death: 0425-01-01
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
name in native language: Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς
ethnic group: Greeks
writing language: Ancient Greek
Commons Creator page: Herodotus
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
P8168: ATC code C
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P12749: Claudia Crawford
significant place: Halicarnassus

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to هرودوت, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiae Libri IX. Et De Vita Homeri Libellus

Herodotos. 2, Buch III und IV

Herodotos. 1, Buch I und II

Herodoti Musae sive historiarum libri IX. 8

Historiarvm Libri IX [Texto impreso] : IX Mvsarvm nominibus inscripti

Herodoti Historiae. 2

Herodotos. 2, Buch 3 und 4

Herodoti Halicarnassei Historia, siue Historiarvm Libri IX :qui inscribuntur Musae ; Ex velustis exemplaribus recogniti. Ctesiae Qvaedam = Herodotu Tu Halikarnasseōs Historia, ē Historiōn Logoi 9 : epigraphontai Musai