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Apollonius of Perga

262 BC - 190 BC

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Apollonius of Perga (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος Apollṓnios ho Pergaîos; c. 240 BC – c. 190 BC) was an ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. Beginning from the earlier contributions of Euclid and Archimedes on the topic, he brought them to the state prior to the invention of analytic geometry. His definitions of the terms ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola are the ones in use today. With his predecessors Euclid and Archimedes, Apollonius is generally considered among the greatest mathematicians of antiquity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apollonius of Perga is the 38th most popular mathematician (down from 28th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Apollonius of Perga is most famous for his work on conic sections. He is also credited with inventing the terms "parabola," "ellipse," and "hyperbola."

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Apollonius of Perga ranks 38 out of 1,004. Before him are Kurt Gödel, Luca Pacioli, Niels Henrik Abel, Brahmagupta, Pope Sylvester II, and Georg Cantor. After him are Augustin-Louis Cauchy, John Napier, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Johann Bernoulli, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi.

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Among people born in 262 BC, Apollonius of Perga ranks 1. After him is Areus II. Among people deceased in 190 BC, Apollonius of Perga ranks 1. 

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Apollonius of Perga ranks 74 out of 1,347. Before him are Ahmed II (1643), Abdulmejid I (1823), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Mustafa II (1664), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Theodora Porphyrogenita (984). After him are Orhan Pamuk (1952), Priam (null), Selim III (1761), Mahmud I (1696), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), and Abdullah Öcalan (1949).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Türkiye

Among mathematicians born in Türkiye, Apollonius of Perga ranks 1. After him are Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Al-Battani (858), Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Anthemius of Tralles (474), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Menaechmus (-375), Callippus (-370), Theon of Smyrna (70), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).

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