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Ausonius

310 - 395

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Decimus Magnus Ausonius (; c. 310 – c. 395) was a Roman poet and teacher of rhetoric from Burdigala, Aquitaine (now Bordeaux, France). For a time, he was tutor to the future Emperor Gratian, who afterwards bestowed the consulship on him. His best-known poems are Mosella, a description of the River Moselle, and Ephemeris, an account of a typical day in his life. His many other verses show his concern for his family, friends, teachers and circle of well-to-do acquaintances and his delight in the technical handling of meter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ausonius is the 604th most popular writer (down from 561st in 2019), the 718th most popular biography from France (down from 651st in 2019) and the 101st most popular French Writer.

Ausonius was a late Roman poet and orator. He is most famous for his poem "Mosella," which is an account of a journey along the Moselle River.

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Among writers, Ausonius ranks 604 out of 7,302. Before him are Bell hooks, Gustav Meyrink, Paul Lafargue, Marina Tsvetaeva, Alfred de Musset, and Kazuo Ishiguro. After him are Lion Feuchtwanger, Bert Hellinger, Ellen G. White, Dino Buzzati, Titus Pomponius Atticus, and Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

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Among people born in 310, Ausonius ranks 2. Before him is Pope Liberius. After him are Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Egeria, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Antipope Eulalius, Jovinus, Maximus of Ephesus, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Proclus of Constantinople, Pacian, and Count Theodosius. Among people deceased in 395, Ausonius ranks 4. Before him are Theodosius I, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Gregory of Nyssa. After him are Rufinus, and Macarius of Alexandria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ausonius ranks 718 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), René Lacoste (1904), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), and René Lesson (1794). After him are Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), Émile Picard (1856), Sebastian Brant (1458), and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Ausonius ranks 101. Before him are Adam de la Halle (1245), Gaston Leroux (1868), Gérard de Nerval (1808), Georges Perec (1936), Antoine François Prévost (1697), and Alfred de Musset (1810). After him are Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922), Louise de La Vallière (1644), Raymond Queneau (1903), Madame Roland (1754), and Bernard Gui (1261).

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