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Aulus Cornelius Celsus

25 BC - 50

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Aulus Cornelius Celsus (c. 25 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encyclopedia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aulus Cornelius Celsus has received more than 294,104 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Aulus Cornelius Celsus is the 391st most popular writer (down from 346th in 2019).

Aulus Cornelius Celsus is most famous for his work De Medicina, which is the oldest surviving text on medical science. He was a Roman encyclopedist who wrote on many subjects, but his work on medicine is the most well-known.

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Among writers, Aulus Cornelius Celsus ranks 391 out of 7,302. Before him are Mika Waltari, Einhard, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Gregory of Tours, Attar of Nishapur, and Alice Munro. After him are Sándor Márai, Ali-Shir Nava'i, Ghalib, Sándor Petőfi, Erich von Däniken, and O. Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 25 BC, Aulus Cornelius Celsus ranks 2. Before him is Saint Veronica. After him are Marcus Gavius Apicius, and Vonones II. Among people deceased in 50, Aulus Cornelius Celsus ranks 1. After him are Phaedrus, Abgar V, Marcus Manilius, Thaddeus of Edessa, and Papirius Fabianus.

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