Floruit (often abbreviated fl. or flor. and sometimes italicized to show it is Latin) refers to a period of time during which a person, school, movement or even species was active or flourishing. In Typography, italic type /ɪˈtælɪk/ or /aɪˈtælɪk/ refers to cursive Typefaces based on a stylized form of calligraphic Handwriting. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. For other uses see Time (disambiguation Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events to compare the durations of It is the third person, singular, perfect tense form of the Latin verb florere — "to flourish".

It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing; its use occurs when the birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when a person was alive. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, 1207 and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)".

See also

• Circa
• Family tree

References

• Floruit. Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" A family tree is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional Tree structure. ALLWords. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal
• Floruit. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition (2000). Retrieved on 2007-11-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal