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Hero of Alexandria

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Hero of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Hērōn hò Alexandreús, also known as Heron of Alexandria ; probably 1st or 2nd century AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era. He has been described as the greatest experimentalist of antiquity and a representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition. Hero published a well-recognized description of a steam-powered device called an aeolipile, also known as "Hero's engine". Among his most famous inventions was a windwheel, constituting the earliest instance of wind harnessing on land. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hero of Alexandria is the 26th most popular mathematician (down from 21st in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Hero of alexandria is most famous for his contributions to mathematics and engineering.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hero of Alexandria ranks 26 out of 1,004. Before him are Henri Poincaré, Pierre-Simon Laplace, David Hilbert, Joseph Fourier, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, and Évariste Galois. After him are John von Neumann, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Diophantus, Gerolamo Cardano, François Viète, and Kurt Gödel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, Hero of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, and Mark the Evangelist. After him are John the Evangelist, Saint Eustace, Tigellinus, Antonius Felix, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Vardanes I, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 75, Hero of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Apollinaris of Ravenna, and Emperor Ming of Han.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hero of Alexandria ranks 27 out of 642. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria (287), Rudolf Hess (1894), Anwar Sadat (1918), Imhotep (-2800), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), and Hagar (-1800). After him are Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Diophantus (201), Nefertari (-1290), Dalida (1933), Umm Kulthum (1898), and Joshua (-1355).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Hero of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Euclid (-350), and Hypatia (350). After him are Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), Ahmes (-1680), Ibn Yunus (950), and Hypsicles (-190).

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