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Marcus Tullius Tiro

103 BC - 4 BC

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Marcus Tullius Tiro (died 4 BC) was first a slave, then a freedman, of Cicero from whom he received his nomen and praenomen. He is frequently mentioned in Cicero's letters. After Cicero's death Tiro published his former master's collected works of letters and speeches. He also wrote a considerable number of books himself, and is thought to have invented an early form of shorthand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Tullius Tiro is the 2,087th most popular writer (down from 1,830th in 2019), the 2,089th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,898th in 2019) and the 137th most popular Italian Writer.

Marcus Tullius Tiro is most famous for being Julius Caesar's secretary.

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Among writers, Marcus Tullius Tiro ranks 2,087 out of 7,302. Before him are Elsa Beskow, Wolfgang Borchert, Stanisław Przybyszewski, Pierre Plantard, Salvador de Madariaga, and François Hotman. After him are Waldemar Bonsels, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Marjorie Boulton, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Yoshida Kenkō, and Menasseh Ben Israel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 103 BC, Marcus Tullius Tiro ranks 1. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, and Marcus Furius Bibaculus. Among people deceased in 4 BC, Marcus Tullius Tiro ranks 1. After him is Antipater.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcus Tullius Tiro ranks 2,089 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (-163), Marco Antonio Bragadin (1523), Infante Alfonso of Spain (1941), Spinello Aretino (1350), Lino Lacedelli (1925), and Federico Borromeo (1564). After him are Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (1455), Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), Antoninus of Florence (1389), Nedo Nadi (1894), Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (1934), and Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Marcus Tullius Tiro ranks 137. Before him are Laura Mancinelli (1933), Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446), Philemon (-362), Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478), Aloysius Bertrand (1807), and Salvadore Cammarano (1801). After him are Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), Alexis (-372), Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365), Eugenio Barba (1936), Cangrande I della Scala (1291), and Caecilius Statius (-230).

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