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Hipparchus

600 BC - 514 BC

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Hipparchus (Ancient Greek: Ἵππαρχος, romanized: Hípparkhos; died 514 BC) was a member of the ruling class of Athens and one of the sons of Pisistratus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hipparchus is the 2,205th most popular politician (up from 3,937th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Greece (up from 251st in 2019) and the 58th most popular Greek Politician.

Hipparchus is most famous for his discovery of precession, the wobble of the Earth's axis. He also discovered that the Earth was spherical and not flat.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hipparchus ranks 2,205 out of 19,576. Before him are Basiliscus, Edmund Crouchback, Jules Grévy, Öz Beg Khan, Jean Parisot de Valette, and Alfonso XI of Castile. After him are Gianni Agnelli, John II of Aragon, Konstantin Päts, Georgios Papadopoulos, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, and Sigurd II of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Hipparchus ranks 24. Before him are Polycrates, Mahapajapati Gotami, Nahum, Bias of Priene, Hippias, and Lucius Junius Brutus. After him are Chilon of Sparta, Cleomenes I, Alexander I of Macedon, Thespis, Aristagoras, and Publius Valerius Publicola. Among people deceased in 514 BC, Hipparchus ranks 1. 

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    Hipparchus

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 514 BC

    HPI: 71.64

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hipparchus ranks 154 out of 1,024. Before him are Antonia the Elder (-39), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Saint Giles (640), Callicrates (-470), Euclid of Megara (-435), and Parmenion (-400). After him are Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Panaetius (-185), and Pausanias (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Hipparchus ranks 58. Before him are Oruç Reis (1473), Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Nabis (-300), and Antonia the Elder (-39). After him are Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), and Gülnuş Sultan (1642).

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