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Aristarchus of Samothrace

217 BC - 144 BC

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Aristarchus of Samothrace (Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ Σαμόθραξ, romanized: Aristarchos o Samothrax; c. 220 – c. 143 BC) was an ancient Greek grammarian, noted as the most influential of all scholars of Homeric poetry. He was the head librarian of the Library of Alexandria and seems to have succeeded his teacher Aristophanes of Byzantium in that role. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aristarchus of Samothrace is the 737th most popular writer (up from 983rd in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Greece (up from 231st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Greek Writer.

Aristarchus of Samothrace is most famous for the heliocentric theory, which states that the earth revolves around the sun.

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Among writers, Aristarchus of Samothrace ranks 737 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Burton, Clemens Brentano, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Abai Qunanbaiuly, Judah Halevi, and Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. After him are Louise Hay, Emilio Salgari, Iris Murdoch, John le Carré, Sinclair Lewis, and Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy.

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Among people born in 217 BC, Aristarchus of Samothrace ranks 1. After him is Seleucus IV Philopator. Among people deceased in 144 BC, Aristarchus of Samothrace ranks 1. After him is Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aristarchus of Samothrace ranks 189 out of 1,024. Before him are Cleomenes I (-600), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Jerry Falwell (1933), Xanthippus (-590), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506). After him are Thaïs (-400), Costa-Gavras (1933), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), Aenesidemus (-80), and Cleobulus (-590).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Aristarchus of Samothrace ranks 23. Before him are Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), Odysseas Elytis (1911), and Jerry Falwell (1933). After him are Agathias (536), Aelia Eudocia (401), Bacchylides (-490), Periander (-700), Philostratus (170), and Agathon (-448).

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