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Eudoxus of Cnidus

408 BC - 355 BC

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Eudoxus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 390 – c. 340 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, doctor, and lawmaker. He was a student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus' Commentaries on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus. Spherics by Theodosius of Bithynia may be based on a work by Eudoxus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eudoxus of Cnidus is the 42nd most popular mathematician (up from 49th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 119th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Eudoxus of Cnidus is most famous for his work on the geometry of spheres.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 42 out of 1,004. Before him are Pope Sylvester II, Georg Cantor, Apollonius of Perga, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, John Napier, and Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet. After him are Johann Bernoulli, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Al-Battani, Gottlob Frege, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, and Urbain Le Verrier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 408 BC, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 355 BC, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him is Aristippus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 93 out of 1,347. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Constantine VII (905), Nestorius (381), and Ibn Taymiyyah (1263). After him are Leontios (660), Anacreon (-570), Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Herostratus (-301), and Mustafa III (1717).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Türkiye

Among mathematicians born in Türkiye, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262). After him are 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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