MATHEMATICIAN

Diocles

240 BC - 180 BC

Diocles

Diocles (Ancient Greek: Διοκλῆς; c. 240 BC – c. 180 BC) was a Greek mathematician and geometer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diocles is the 432nd most popular mathematician (down from 370th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from Greece (down from 454th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Diocles ranks 432 out of 1,004. Before him are Elwin Bruno Christoffel, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Yuri Manin, Gerhard Gentzen, William Thurston, and Al-Mahani. After him are Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, Heisuke Hironaka, Giovanni Antonio Magini, Johannes Werner, Jacques Ozanam, and Nina Bari.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Elwin Bruno Christoffel
1829 - 1900
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 426
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 427
Yuri Manin
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 428
Gerhard Gentzen
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 429
William Thurston
1946 - 2012
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 430
Al-Mahani
820 - 880
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 431
Diocles
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 432
Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
1265 - 1318
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 433
Heisuke Hironaka
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 434
Giovanni Antonio Magini
1555 - 1617
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 435
Johannes Werner
1468 - 1522
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 436
Jacques Ozanam
1640 - 1718
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 437
Nina Bari
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 438

Contemporaries

Among people born in 240 BC, Diocles ranks 2. Before him is Diogenes of Babylon. After him is Lucius Valerius Flaccus. Among people deceased in 180 BC, Diocles ranks 5. Before him are Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Empress Lü, Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Emperor Houshao of Han. After him are Demetrius I of Bactria, Brihadratha Maurya, and Lucius Valerius Flaccus.

Others Born in 240 BC

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Diogenes of Babylon
PHILOSOPHER
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1
Diocles
MATHEMATICIAN
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 2
Lucius Valerius Flaccus
POLITICIAN
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 180 BC

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Ptolemy V Epiphanes
POLITICIAN
210 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 1
Empress Lü
POLITICIAN
241 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 2
Aristophanes of Byzantium
WRITER
257 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 3
Emperor Houshao of Han
POLITICIAN
196 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 4
Diocles
MATHEMATICIAN
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 5
Demetrius I of Bactria
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 6
Brihadratha Maurya
POLITICIAN
252 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 7
Lucius Valerius Flaccus
POLITICIAN
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Diocles ranks 490 out of 1,024. Before him are Krste Misirkov (1874), Kresilas (-480), Dorieus (-600), Aristarchus of Thessalonica (5), Eusebia (400), and Agis I (-957). After him are Antigonus of Carystus (-290), Leonidas Pyrgos (1871), Leon of Sparta (-700), Georgios Kondylis (1878), Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945), and Ioannis Kolettis (1773).

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Krste Misirkov
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1926
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 484
Kresilas
SCULPTOR
480 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 485
Dorieus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 486
Aristarchus of Thessalonica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 100
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 487
Eusebia
COMPANION
400 - 360
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 488
Agis I
POLITICIAN
957 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 489
Diocles
MATHEMATICIAN
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 490
Antigonus of Carystus
WRITER
290 BC - 197 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 491
Leonidas Pyrgos
POLITICIAN
1871 - 2000
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 492
Leon of Sparta
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 493
Georgios Kondylis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 494
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 495
Ioannis Kolettis
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1847
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 496