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Callimachus

500 BC - 460 BC

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Callimachus (Ancient Greek: Καλλίμαχος Kallímakhos) was an architect and sculptor working in the second half of the 5th century BC in the manner established by Polyclitus. He was credited with work in both Athens and Corinth and was probably from one of the two cities. According to Vitruvius (iv.1), for his great ingenuity and taste the Athenians dubbed Callimachus katatêxitechnos (literally, 'finding fault with one's own craftsmanship': perfectionist). His reputation in the 2nd century AD was reported in an aside by Pausanias as one "although not of the first rank of artists, was yet of unparalleled cleverness, so that he was the first to drill holes through stones"—that is, in order to enhance surface effects of light and shade in locks of hair, foliage and other details. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Callimachus is the 211th most popular architect (up from 215th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Greece (up from 432nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Callimachus ranks 211 out of 518. Before him are Lev Rudnev, James Hoban, Nefermaat, Charles Eames, Nicola Salvi, and Eero Aarnio. After him are Robert de Cotte, Alexey Shchusev, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Roberto Burle Marx, François Blondel, and Pierre Jeanneret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Callimachus ranks 47. Before him are Inaros II, Hippo, Agatharchus, Calamis, Diagoras of Rhodes, and Cephisodotus the Elder. After him are Hermocrates, Antalcidas, Telesilla, Agoracritus, Corax of Syracuse, and Lamachus. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Callimachus ranks 12. Before him are Paeonius, Parrhasius, Hippo, Agatharchus, Calamis, and Diagoras of Rhodes. After him are Telesilla, Achaemenes, Sophron, Gylippus, Apollodorus, and Thrasybulus of Syracuse.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Callimachus ranks 429 out of 1,024. Before him are Dionysios Solomos (1798), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Eupalinos (-600), and Manolis Glezos (1922). After him are Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778), Dexippus (210), Menedemus (-340), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Brennus (-301), and Constantine Kanaris (1793).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Greece

Among architects born in Greece, Callimachus ranks 6. Before him are Ictinus (-500), Callicrates (-470), Mnesikles (-500), Dinocrates (-400), and Aristobulus of Cassandreia (-375). After him are Anastasios Metaxas (1862).

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