ALEXANDER POLYHISTOR° — (first century B.C.E.), Greek scholar. Alexander was born in Miletus in Asia Minor. He was taken prisoner by the Romans, but was later freed, and continued to live in Italy as a Roman citizen until his death (c. 35 B.C.E.). He was called… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ALEXANDER Polyhistor — multa philologica et historica reliquit. Floruit Olymp. 173. quâ in Aegypto iterum regnavit Ptolemaeus Lathyrus, bellumque in Graecia gerebat L. Sylla. De hoc Alexandro ita scribit Suidas. Alexander Milesius, qui et Polyhistor, et Cornelius… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Alexander Polyhistor — Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Πολυΐστωρ) was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the Mithridatic War and taken to Rome as a tutor. After his release, he continued to live in Italy as a Roman… … Wikipedia
Alexander Polyhistor — Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor (* um 100 v. Chr.; † um 40 v. Chr.) war ein antiker griechischer Gelehrter. Aufgrund seiner vielfältigen Studien erhielt er den Beinamen Polyhistor. Die Mehrzahl seiner Werke ist verloren gegangen, aber… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alexander of Miletus — was a Greek historian and author who flourished between 105 and 40 BCE. He was the author of a book entitled Περὶ Ιονδαίων ( Upon the Jews ). Only a few fragments have been preserved, quoted in the works of Eusebius and Clement of Alexandria. The … Wikipedia
Alexander — stammt vom altgriechischen Namen Αλέξανδρος, Aléxandros, und bedeutet so viel wie Der die (fremden) Männer abwehrt und Der Beschützer. Die Bedeutung des Namens wird auch in Zusammenhang mit einem Golem in der jüdischen Mythologie gebracht,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alexander Lychnus — Alexander (Gr. polytonic|Ἀλέξανδρος) surnamed Lychnus (polytonic|Λύχνος), was an ancient Greek rhetorician and poet.cite encyclopedia | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | authorlink = | title = Alexander Lychnus | editor = William Smith |… … Wikipedia
Polyhistor — Als Polyhistor, von altgriech. πολύς (polys = viel, weit, ausgedehnt), ἱστορία (historia = das Erforschen, Kunde, Wissenschaft), (engl. polymath), „Vielwisser“ resp. „Genius universalis“, wird seit der Frühen Neuzeit ein Gelehrter mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
POLYHISTOR — I. POLYHISTOR Apion sic dictus, Gell. l. 5. c. 14. Item Folyhistor historicus a Plinio reponitur inter eos, e quibus contexuit librum octavum. Poterat idem videri ac Alexander Polyhistor; sed aperte ab eo Plinius ipse l. 9. c. 35. distinguit.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Polyhistor — A polyhistor is someone of great erudition: having a knowledge spanning many fields. The definition includes both having an expertise level knowledge in various fields and a merely general knowledge. Arguably a polyhistor is but one possible type … Wikipedia