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Aelius Donatus

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Also known as Donatus

Roman grammarian

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Occupation
grammarian
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
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Commons category
Aelius Donatus
date of birth
0315-00-00
date of death
0380-00-00
time period
Low Roman Empire
writing language
Latin
floruit
0400-00-00
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Aelius Donatus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

from Nuremberg Chronicle Aelius Donatus ( English: /doʊˈneɪtəs/; fl. mid-fourth century AD) was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric.

He once taught Jerome, an early Christian Church father who is most known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the Latin Vulgate. Newer revisions of the Vulgate are still in common use by the Catholic Church.

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