Matemático

Hippocrates of Chios

470 BC - 410 BC

Hippocrates of Chios

Hipócrates de Quíos fue un matemático, geómetra y astrónomo griego, vivió aproximadamente entre el 470 y el 410 a. C. Nació en la isla de Quíos, enfrente de las costas de la actual Turquía. No muy lejos se encuentra la isla de Cos, donde nació Hipócrates (siglo V a siglo IV a. C.), autor del juramento hipocrático. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Hippocrates of Chios is the 126th most popular matemático (down from 115th in 2024), the 175th most popular biography from Greece (down from 170th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Matemático.

Hippocrates of Chios is most famous for his work on the quadrature of lunes. He was able to find the area of a lune with a circle by using the area of the lune and the area of the circle. He also found the area of a triangle with a circle by using the area of the triangle and the area of the circle.

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Among Matemáticos

Among matemáticos, Hippocrates of Chios ranks 126 out of 1,004. Before him are Madhava of Sangamagrama, Isaac Barrow, G. H. Hardy, Nicomachus, Brook Taylor, and Jean-Victor Poncelet. After him are Paul Ehrenfest, Jacques Hadamard, Lodovico Ferrari, Maurice René Fréchet, Charles Hermite, and Émile Borel.

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Madhava of Sangamagrama
1350 - 1425
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 120
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 121
G. H. Hardy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 122
Nicomachus
60 - 120
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 123
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 124
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 125
Hippocrates of Chios
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 126
Paul Ehrenfest
1880 - 1933
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 127
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 128
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 129
Maurice René Fréchet
1878 - 1973
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 130
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 131
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 132

Contemporaries

Among people born in 470 BC, Hippocrates of Chios ranks 7. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, Mozi, Philolaus, Melissus of Samos, and Callicrates. After him are Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 410 BC, Hippocrates of Chios ranks 1. After him are Kresilas, Seuthes I, and Mindarus.

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Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 1
Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 2
Mozi
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 3
Philolaus
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 4
Melissus of Samos
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 5
Callicrates
ARCHITECT
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 7
Achilles Painter
PAINTER
470 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Teres I
POLITICIAN
470 BC - 445 BC
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 9

Others Deceased in 410 BC

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Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 1
Kresilas
SCULPTOR
480 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 2
Seuthes I
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 3
Mindarus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 4

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hippocrates of Chios ranks 175 out of 1,024. Before him are Speusippus (-407), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Aeschines (-389), Craterus (-370), Longus (110), and Tyrtaeus (-700). After him are Porphyry of Gaza (347), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Odysseas Elytis (1911), and Leotychidas (-540).

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Speusippus
PHILOSOPHER
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 169
Caranus of Macedon
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 170
Aeschines
POLITICIAN
389 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 171
Craterus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 172
Longus
WRITER
110 - 200
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 173
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 174
Hippocrates of Chios
MATHEMATICIAN
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 175
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 176
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1891
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 177
Chilon of Sparta
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 178
Antigonus II Gonatas
POLITICIAN
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 179
Odysseas Elytis
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 180
Leotychidas
NOBLEMAN
540 BC - 469 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 181