Silvanus
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- Marcus Plautius SilvanusMarcus Plautius SilvanusMarcus Plautius Silvanus was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 2 BC.-Biography:Silvanus was the son of Urgulania, a close friend of the empress Livia, and it was Livia's intercession that allowed Silvanus to climb the cursus honorum, leading to the consulate in 2 BC alongside Augustus...
(1st-century BC–1st-century AD), Roman consul in 2 BC - Tiberius Plautius Silvanus AelianusTiberius Plautius Silvanus AelianusTiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus was a patrician who twice served as consul, in 45 and 74 AD. He was the adopted nephew of Plautia Urgulanilla, first wife of the emperor Claudius. It is known he offered up the prayer as pontifex when the first stone of the new Capitol was laid in 70 AD...
, a Roman patrician serving twice as consul (45 AD, 74 AD) - Marcus Caeionius SilvanusMarcus Caeionius SilvanusMarcus Caeionius Silvanus was a Consul of Rome in 156.He was the ancestor of Caeionius Varus , PUR in 284 and 295, married to - perhaps daughter of Caius Rufius C.f. Proculus , Cur. Oper. in 236, and wife Marcus Caeionius Silvanus (120 or 125 – after 156) (???) was a Consul of Rome in...
(born c. 120), Roman consul in 156 AD
- Saint Silvanus, also known as Silas, an early Christian and companion of Paul
- Silvanus of the SeventySilvanus of the SeventySilvanus was one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of Jesus sent out by him in Luke 10. Little is known about him, except for his mention in the New Testament as a co-writer or transcriber of some of these works. He is probably the same person as Silas, also mentioned in various places in...
, another early Christian and traditionally among Jesus' seventy apostles - Saint Silvanus (or Sylvanus), was one of the seven sons of Saint Felicitas of RomeFelicitas of RomeFelicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...
(2nd century) - Silvanus of AhunSilvanus of AhunSilvanus of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at Agedunum or Acitodunum on October 16, 407.-Veneration:...
(Silvain, Sylvanus, died 407), 5th century martyr
- Claudius SilvanusClaudius SilvanusClaudius Silvanus was a Roman general of Frankish descent, usurper in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II for 28 days in 355.- Origin and career :...
(died 355), Frankish usurper in 355 - Silvanus BevanSilvanus BevanSilvanus Bevan was an apothecary, who founded the successful firm of Allen & Hanburys.He was born into a prosperous Welsh Quaker family. His father was also called Silvanus Bevan...
(1691–1765), 18th century apothecary - Silvanus Melea Otieno, posthumously controversial Kenyan lawyer
- Silvanus TrevailSilvanus TrevailSilvanus Trevail was a British architect, and the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century. He was born in Luxulyan, Cornwall in October 1851. He rose to become Mayor of Truro and, nationally, President of the architects' professional body, the Society of Architects. His success...
(1851–1903), Cornish architect - Silvanus P. ThompsonSilvanus P. ThompsonSilvanus Phillips Thompson FRS was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College in Finsbury, England. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1891 and was known for his work as an electrical engineer and as an author...
(1851–1916), physicist, engineer and author - Silouan the AthoniteSilouan the AthoniteSaint Silouan the Athonite, also sometimes referred to as Saint Silvanus the Athonite or Staretz Silouan , was an Eastern Orthodox monk of Russian origin. He was born Simeon Ivanovich Antonov, of Russian Orthodox parents who came from the village of Sovsk in Russia's Tambov region...
(1866–1938), also known as Saint Silvanus the Athonite - Colonel Sylvanus ThayerSylvanus ThayerColonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.-Biography:Thayer was born in Braintree, Massachusetts,...
(1785–1872), "Father of the United States Military Academy"
- Silvanus (praetorian prefect)Silvanus (praetorian prefect)Silvanus or Albanus was a Roman officer of the Third Century AD who came briefly to the notice of history in the reign of Valerian and his co-Emperor Gallienus...
, a Roman officer of the Third Century AD
- Silvanus NjambariSilvanus NjambariSilvanus Njambari is a retired Namibian footballer with Black Africa F.C.. He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1998-2000, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.-References:...
(born 1974), retired Namibian footballer with Black Africa F.C.. - Silvino BercellinoSilvino BercellinoSilvino Bercellino is a retired Italian football player.He was also referred to as Bercellino II to distinguish him from his brother Giancarlo Bercellino, also a football player. His father Teresio Bercellino also played football professionally.-External links:*...
(born 1946), retired Italian football player - Silvino FranciscoSilvino FranciscoSilvino Francisco is a retired South African professional snooker player.Francisco comes from a snooker-playing family. His brother Mannie and nephew Peter both played at a high level, Mannie having been a runner-up in the World Amateur Billiards Championship on several occasions, and Peter having...
(born 1946), retired South African professional snooker player - Silvino Gomes SoaresSilvino Gomes SoaresSilvino Gomes Soares is a Cape Verdean football striker. He currently plays for K.V. Red Star Waasland in Belgium. He previously played for FC Zwolle in the Netherlands.He received his first call-up in May 2008.-External links:*...
(born 1978), Cape Verdean football striker - Silvino LouroSilvino LouroSilvino de Almeida Louro , simply Silvino in his playing career, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper....
(born 1959), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper - Sylvanus BowserSylvanus BowserSylvanus Freelove Bowser is widely credited with inventing the automobile fuel pump. Bowser Avenue in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana is named after him.Bowser, marketed his patented kerosene pump starting in 1885...
(19th-century–1938), widely credited with inventing the automobile fuel pump - Sylvanus C. BreyfogelSylvanus C. BreyfogelSylvanus Charles Breyfogel was an American Bishop of the Evangelical Association, elected in 1891.-Birth and family:Sylvanus Breyfogel was born 20 July 1851 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Seneca Breyfogel. In 1877 Breyfogel married Boas and together they had two...
(born 1851), American Bishop of the Evangelical Association - Sylvanus Dung DungSylvanus Dung DungSylvanus Dung Dung is a former field hockey player from India.-References:**...
(born 1949), former field hockey player from India - Sylvanus H. SweetSylvanus H. SweetSylvanus Howe Sweet was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1874 to 1875.-Life:...
(1830–1899), American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1874 to 1875 - Sylvanus LowrySylvanus LowryGeneral Sylvanus P. Lowry was a slave owning Southern aristocrat from Kentucky who reigned as the political boss of Saint Cloud, Minnesota. He is well known in Minnesota folklore for his personal war with Abolitionist newspaper publisher Jane Grey Swisshelm....
(died 1865), slave owning Southern aristocrat from Kentucky who reigned as the political boss of Saint Cloud, Minnesota - Sylvanus MorleySylvanus MorleySylvanus Griswold Morley was an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar who made significant contributions toward the study of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the early twentieth century....
(1883–1948), American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar - Sylvanus NgeleSylvanus NgeleSylvanus Ngiji Ngele was elected Senator for the Ebonyi North constituency of Ebonyi State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform...
, Senator for the Ebonyi North constituency of Ebonyi State, Nigeria - Sylvanus OkpalaSylvanus OkpalaSylvanus Okpala is a retired Nigerian football midfielder.Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers, C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga....
(born 1961), retired Nigerian football midfielder - Sylvanus OlympioSylvanus OlympioSylvanus Epiphanio Olympio was a Togolese political figure who served as Prime Minister, and then President, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963.-Political career:...
(1902–1963), Togolese political figure who served as Prime Minister, and then President, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963 - Sylvanus Percival VivianSylvanus Percival VivianSir Sylvanus Percival Vivian was the 7th Registrar General of England and Wales , and the longest serving Registrar General after George Graham....
(1880–1958), 7th Registrar General of England and Wales (1921–1945) - Sylvanus T. RuggSylvanus T. RuggSylvanus Tunning Rugg was an officer in the Union Army who commanded an artillery battery at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, as well as in other leading battles of the Army of the Potomac. He also served in the Western Theater late in his career.-Biography:Rugg was born in...
(1834–1881), officer in the Union Army who commanded an artillery battery at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War - Sylvanus WearSylvanus WearSylsanus Wear was an English naturalist who settled in Belfast in 1904.Sylsanus Wear formed the core of the Belfast Field Club. The flowering plants were his hobbie and he undertook the work required to issue a Second Supplement and Summary of the Flora of the North-east of Ireland. He was born...
(1858–1920), English naturalist who settled in Belfast in 1904 - Sylvanus William GodonSylvanus William GodonSylvanus William Godon was an American naval officer who served in the Mexican–American and American Civil Wars.-Biography:...
(1809–1879), American naval officer who served in the Mexican–American and American Civil Wars - Sylvanus WoodSylvanus WoodSylvanus Wood was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Wood was the son of Richard Wood of Brockthorpe and his wife Anne Vaughan, daughter of Walter Vaughan of Hergest, Herefordshire. He became a student of Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar on 7 December 1632...
(1604–1675), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654
Culture
- Teachings of SilvanusTeachings of SilvanusThe Teachings of Silvanus is one of the books found in the Nag Hammadi library. It is generally dated around 150. Two of the more interesting verses are 99.13, which states Christ has a single hypostasis and 102.3, which states Christ is incomprehensible with respect to his hypostasis.The word...
, a Gnostic text from the Nag Hammadi library - Silvanus (Forgotten Realms), a Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons deity
- Silvanus Kettleburn, the former Care of Magical Creatures teacher in the Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
novel series
Other
- Sylvanus Selleck GristmillSylvanus Selleck GristmillThe Sylvanus Selleck Gristmill, also known as the Edwin Knapp Gristmill, is a gristmill built in 1796. in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990....
, a gristmill built in 1796 in Greenwich, Connecticut - Sylvanus Thayer AwardSylvanus Thayer AwardThe Sylvanus Thayer Award is an award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point. Sylvanus Thayer was the fifth superintendent of that academy and in honor of his achievements, the award was created...
, an award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point
See also
- Silvain (disambiguation)
- Silvan (disambiguation)
- Sylvain (disambiguation)