# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lucan
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:33:23.865Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lucan"
name: "Lucan"
slug: "lucan"
description: "Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba, Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period, known in particular for his epic Pharsalia. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets."
tagline: "Roman poet (39–65)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1939-11-03"
deathDate: "1965-04-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.077128
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump