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Gaius Julius Hyginus

64 BC - 17

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Gaius Julius Hyginus (; c. 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Augustus, and reputed author of the Fabulae and the De astronomia, although this is disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Julius Hyginus is the 572nd most popular writer (down from 570th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Spain and the 15th most popular Spanish Writer.

Gaius Julius Hyginus was a Roman author who is most famous for writing the poem "Fabulae".

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Among writers, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 572 out of 7,302. Before him are Frontinus, Sidney Sheldon, Frederick Forsyth, Arthur Koestler, Alfred Jarry, and Klaus Ebner. After him are Napoleon Hill, Alexander Herzen, Maya Angelou, Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, and Washington Irving.

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Among people born in 64 BC, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 2. Before him is Strabo. After him are Nicolaus of Damascus, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. Among people deceased in 17, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 3. Before him are Ovid, and Livy. After him are Thusnelda, Archelaus of Cappadocia, and Antiochus III of Commagene.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 163 out of 3,355. Before him are John II of Castile (1405), Amaro Pargo (1678), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), and Paco Rabanne (1934). After him are Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), Al-Hakam II (915), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Alfonso XI of Castile (1311), John II of Aragon (1398), and Berengaria of Navarre (1165).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Gaius Julius Hyginus ranks 15. Before him are Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Matilde Camus (1919), and Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881). After him are Joan Fuster (1922), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Luis de Góngora (1561), Leo Africanus (1494), and Tirso de Molina (1579).

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