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Cornelius (musician), stage name of Japanese recording artist and producer Keigo Oyamada Corneille (singer), stage name of Cornelius Nyungura, German-born Québécois rhythm and blues singer
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
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (/ ə ˈ ɡ r ɪ p ə /; German:; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, knight, theologian, and occult writer.