Pliny
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Pliny may refer to:
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[edit] Persons
- Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist and historian, author of Naturalis Historia, "Pliny's Natural History"
- Pliny the Younger (died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, and writer; nephew and adopted son of Pliny the Elder
- Pliny Fisk III (born 1944), co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS)
- Pliny Chase (1820–1886), American scientist, mathematician, and educator
- Pliny Earle I (1762–1832), American inventor who made wool and cotton carding machines
- Pliny Earle (physician) (1809–1892), American physician, psychiatrist, and poet, son of Pliny Earle I
[edit] Places
- Pliny, West Virginia, United States
- Pliny Township, Minnesota, United States
[edit] Writings
- Medicina Plinii, a compilation of pharmacological remedies
- Epistulae (Pliny), the letters of Pliny the Younger
- Natural History (Pliny), an encyclopedia published by Pliny the Elder
[edit] Foods
- Pliny the Elder, the flagship beer of the Russian River Brewing Company
- Pliny the Younger, a seasonal (February) beer of the Russian River Brewing Company
[edit] See also
- Plinia, a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae
- Plinio (disambiguation)
- Plinius (crater), a lunar impact crater
- Plinian eruption, volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 (as described in a letter written by Pliny the Younger)
- Pliny Earle (disambiguation)
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