Longinus (disambiguation)

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Longinus is the name or nickname derived from the Latin adjective longus , -a, -um : "long" for the following people:

  • Jan Długosz (also: Johannes Longinus; 1415–1480), Polish diplomat, geographer and historian
  • Vincenz Lang ( Vincentius Longinus Eleutherius ; † 1503), German humanist
  • Friedrich Westhoff , pseudonym (doctor) Longinus (1857–1896), German biologist and writer


The Greek form of the name Longinos is the name of the following people:

  • Longinos (completely Kassios Longinos , Latin Cassius Longinus ; ~ 212–272), ancient philosopher
  • Pseudo-Longinos , anonymous ancient author of the work On the Sublime
  • Longinos (sculptor) , ancient Graeco-Romanesque sculptor's wealth of the 3rd century


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