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Cornelius (Planet of the Apes), from the Planet of the Apes film series; Cornelius, an old elephant counsellor from the Babar the Elephant children's books and animated TV series; Prince Cornelius, faery prince from the 1994 film Thumbelina; Cornelius, an alias used by The Narrator in Fight Club; Cornelius Coot, in the Scrooge McDuck universe
Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος, romanized: Kornḗlios; Latin: Cornelius; fl. 1st century AD) was a Roman centurion who is considered by some Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the faith, as related in Acts of the Apostles (see Ethiopian eunuch for the competing tradition). The baptism of Cornelius is an important event in ...
Cornelius (name), Roman family name and a masculine given name; Cornelius the Centurion, Roman centurion considered by Christians to be the first Gentile to convert to the Christian faith; Pope Cornelius, pope from AD 251 to 253; St. Cornelius (disambiguation), multiple saints; Cornelius (musician), stage name of Keigo Oyamada
This is the family tree of the Cornelii Scipiones — a prominent family of the Roman Republic — who were allied with the Sempronii Gracchi, Aemilii Paulli, and Caecilii Metelli, whose members are also shown.
Publius Cornelius Tacitus, [note 1] known simply as Tacitus (/ ˈ t æ s ɪ t ə s / TAS-it-əs, [2] [3] Latin: [ˈtakɪtʊs]; c. AD 56 – c. 120), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historians by modern scholars.
It is a feminine form of the name Cornelius [1] or Cornelis. Nel, Nele, Nelly, Corey, Cornie, Lia, or Nelia can be used as a shortened version of Cornelia. Conny, Connie, Nele, or Neele are popular German short forms used in their own right. Lia and Corrie are diminutive versions of the Dutch name.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of the Vanderbilt business dynasty.. The progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, who emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland as an indentured servant to the Van Kouwenhoven family in 1650.
Cornelius Fuscus, probably son of the general, the addressee of the younger Pliny. [236] Cornelius Martialis, served in the army of Titus Flavius Sabinus, and perished in the burning of the Capitol, in AD 69. [237] Cornelius Laco, prefect of the Praetorian Guard under the emperor Galba, AD 69. Cornelius Rufus, a man whose house was found in ...