# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/priscian
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:35:00.988Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/priscian"
name: "Priscian"
slug: "priscian"
description: "Priscianus Caesariensis, commonly known as Priscian, was a Latin grammarian and the author of the Institutes of Grammar, which was the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages. It also provided the raw material for the field of speculative grammar."
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birthDate: "500"
deathDate: "600"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump