Ursus is Latin for

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the No ...

. It may also refer to:

Animals

* ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears

People

Ursus of Aosta Saint Ursus of Aosta ( it, Sant'Orso d'Aosta; french: Saint Ours d'Aoste; fl. 6th century) was an Italian evangelist, today venerated as a saint. Biography Ursus is an Italian saint of the 6th century. His feast day is February 1 (June 17 in ...

, 6th-century evangelist *

Ursus of Auxerre Saint Ursus (Ours) of Auxerre (died 508 AD) was bishop of that city in the 6th century. He had been a hermit at the church of Saint Amator before being elected bishop at the age of 75. It is said he was elected after he had saved the town fro ...

, 6th-century bishop *

Ursus of Solothurn Ursus of Solothurn was a 3rd-century Roman Christian venerated as a saint. He was associated very early with the Theban Legion and is recorded in the Roman Martyrology, with Victor of Solothurn on 30 September. Legend The ''Life of Ursus'' was ...

, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus urbi'') of Constantinople in 415-416 *

Reimarus Ursus Nicolaus Reimers Baer (2 February 1551 – 16 October 1600), also ''Reimarus Ursus'', ''Nicolaus Reimers Bär'' or ''Nicolaus Reymers Baer'', was an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II. Due to his family's background, ...

, an astronomer and imperial mathematician to Rudolf II * Ursus, a pen-name of

Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book ''The Devil's Dictionary'' was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by t ...

Fictional characters

* Ursus, the bodyguard of Ligia, a minor character in the novel '' Quo Vadis'' * Ursus, a character in Victor Hugo's novel ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'' * General Ursus (Planet of the Apes), a character in ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'' *

Ursus (film character) ''Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero'' is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. The novel ''Quo Vadis'' tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia (Ligia in Polish) and Marcus Vinicius ...

, a character in a series of 1960s Italian adventure films

Arts

* ''Ursus'' (film), 1961 Italian film

Science and technology

* ''Ursus'' (journal), a scientific journal published by the International Association for Bear Research and Management * Ursus Factory, Polish manufacturer of heavy vehicles ** Ursus A, a series of Polish lorries and buses from the 1920s ** The Ursus, or

Samochód pancerny wz. 29 Samochód Pancerny wzór 29 ("armoured car year 1929 model"), commonly known as Ursus or CWS, was a Polish interwar heavy armored car. A handful of these vehicles saw combat during the Polish-German War of 1939. History and description The ca ...

, a model of Polish armored car

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