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 Nor ...

. 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 s ...

, 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 Amator Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated a ...

, 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 ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' * 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 ...

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General Ursus (Planet of the Apes) A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED On ...

, 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 Ursus SA (often stylized URSUS SA) is a Polish agricultural machinery manufacturer, headquartered in Lublin, Poland. The company was founded in Warsaw in 1893, and has strong historic roots regarding Polish tractor production history. It has al ...

, Polish manufacturer of heavy vehicles **

Ursus A Ursus A was a series of Polish lorries and buses produced by Ursus. It was a license-built modification of the Italian SPA 25C Polonia trucks. In 1924 the Polish government ordered a large series of license-built 3-ton Berliet CBA lorries and 1. ...

, 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

Others

Ursus (beer) Ursus Breweries, a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries Europe Ltd., is a Romanian beer producer. The company is based in Bucharest and owns 3 breweries in Timișoara, Buzău and Brașov as well as a craft mini-brewery in Cluj-Napoca and employs around 1 ...

, a Romanian beer *

Ursus (vodka) Ursus Vodka is a vodka of Icelandic origin that was made in Hoorn, Netherlands until 2006. The name is Latin for "bear." The recipe was developed by a traditional Icelandic distiller family in the early twentieth century. Since 1995 it was distill ...

, an Icelandic vodka *

Ursus, Warsaw Ursus is a district ''(dzielnica)'' of Warsaw, one of the 18 such units into which the city is divided. Between 1952 and 1977 it was a separate city. Until 1954 it was known as ''Czechowice''. History In the area that is today Ursus, there w ...