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Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus
19th-century portrait of Pliny the Elder
JanamAD 23 or 24
Novum Comum, Roman Empire
Maut25 August] 79
Stabiae, Roman Empire
Kaam(s)Lawyer, author, naturalist, military commander, provincial governor
Notable workNaturalis Historia
LarrkanPliny the Younger, nephew adopted in the Elder's will

Gaius Plinius Secundus (Como, 23 AD – Stabiae, 25 August 79),[1] jiske English bhasa me Pliny the Elder (/ˈplɪni/ PLIN-ee),[2][3] ke naam se jaana jaawe hae, ek Roman lekhak, naturalist, vigyanik, naval aur sena ke commander Roman Empireme , procurator, aur emperor Vespasian ke dost rahaa. Pliny encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), ek thirty-seven-volume kaam, jon dher topics ke cover karis rahaa, human knowledge aur natural world me likhis rahaa, jon ek editorial model encyclopedias khaatir ban gais rahaa. He aapan spare time study kare me, likhe me, aur natural aur geographic phenomena ke adhyan me lagais rahaa.

  1. Siegfried, Tom (2023-02-02). "Pliny the Elder's radical idea to catalog knowledge" (in en). Knowable Magazine. doi:10.1146/knowable-020223-1. https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2023/pliny-elder-first-encyclopedia.
  2. Wells, John, ed. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
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