Mathematician
Apollonius of Perga
262 BC - 190 BC
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Apollonius of Perga
His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2024). Apollonius of Perga is the 38th most popular mathematician (down from 28th in 2024), 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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Apollonius of Perga
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Contemporaries
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.
Others Born in 262 BC
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MATHEMATICIAN
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 1
Areus II
POLITICIAN
262 BC - 254 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 190 BC
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Among people born in Türkiye, Apollonius of Perga ranks 74 out of NaN. 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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Ahmed II
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1643 - 1695
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Rank: 68
Abdulmejid I
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1861
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 69
Abdul Hamid I
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1789
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 70
Mustafa II
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1703
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 71
Şehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1561
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 72
Theodora Porphyrogenita
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984 - 1056
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Apollonius of Perga
MATHEMATICIAN
262 BC - 190 BC
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Selim III
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Mahmud I
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Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 79
Abdullah Öcalan
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
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Rank: 80
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).
Apollonius of Perga
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 1
Eudoxus of Cnidus
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 2
Al-Battani
858 - 929
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 3
Thābit ibn Qurra
836 - 901
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 4
Anthemius of Tralles
474 - 534
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 5
Autolycus of Pitane
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 6
Simplicius of Cilicia
490 - 560
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 7
Menaechmus
375 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
Callippus
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 9
Theon of Smyrna
70 - 135
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 10
Theodosius of Bithynia
160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 11
Suzan Kahramaner
1913 - 2006
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 12
