Hippodamus of Miletus

Hippodamus of Miletus

Hippodamus of Miletus (; Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC) was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and philosopher, who is considered to be "the father of European urban planning", and the namesake of the "Hippodamian plan" (grid plan) of city layout, although rectangular city plans were in use by the ancient Greeks as early as the 8th c. BC. Hippodamus was born in Miletus and lived during the 5th century BC. His father was Euryphon. According to Aristotle, Hippodamus was the first author who wrote upon the theory of government, without any knowledge of practical affairs. His plans of Greek cities were characterised by order and regularity in contrast to the intricacy and confusion common to cities of that period, even Athens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hippodamus of Miletus is the 40th most popular architect (down from 39th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 209th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Architect.

Hippodamus of Miletus is most famous for his design of the grid plan, which is a rectangular street plan that divides a city into blocks.