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Eupalinos

600 BC - 600 BC

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Eupalinos (Ancient Greek: Εὐπαλῖνος) or Eupalinus of Megara was an ancient Greek engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island in the late 6th century BC. Though the construction of the tunnel has been attributed to the tyrant Polycrates of Samos, it is now considered to be a later construction and having been built between 550 and 530 BC. In any case, the tunnel was, and is, regarded as a major feat of engineering. The tunnel 1,036 m (3,399 ft) long conveyed water from a spring near Mount Kastro through the mountain into the ancient city of Samos (modern Pythagoreio). It was the longest one of its time and it still exists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eupalinos is the 116th most popular engineer (down from 105th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Greece (down from 386th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Eupalinos ranks 116 out of 389. Before him are Mikhail Mil, Carlo Abarth, Pierre Clostermann, Sergei Khrushchev, François Laurent d'Arlandes, and Erich Topp. After him are Erik Dahlbergh, Henry Darcy, Borys Paton, Alexander Cunningham, Valdemar Poulsen, and Yevgeny Dragunov.

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Among people born in 600 BC, Eupalinos ranks 60. Before him are Democedes, Nebuchadnezzar IV, Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis, Artabazos I of Phrygia, Eurybiades, and Artystone. After him are Titus Lartius, Themistoclea, Spurius Lartius, Miltiades the Elder, Hippocrates of Gela, and Achaemenes. Among people deceased in 600 BC, Eupalinos ranks 24. Before him are Hipponax, Arsames, Zaleucus, Tanaquil, Philip I of Macedon, and Rhodopis. After him are Phocylides, Miltiades the Elder, Leon of Sparta, Aeropus I of Macedon, Charondas, and Lasus of Hermione.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Eupalinos ranks 427 out of 1,024. Before him are Giannis Antetokounmpo (1994), Isaac Carasso (1874), Dionysios Solomos (1798), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Michail Stasinopoulos (1903), and Anyte of Tegea (-290). After him are Manolis Glezos (1922), Callimachus (-500), Augustinos Kapodistrias (1778), Dexippus (210), Menedemus (-340), and Asclepiades of Samos (-320).

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Among ENGINEERS In Greece

Among engineers born in Greece, Eupalinos ranks 1. After him are Nicholas Tombazis (1968).

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