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Meton of Athens

500 BC - 460 BC

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Meton of Athens (Greek: Μέτων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; gen.: Μέτωνος) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, geometer, and engineer who lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. He is best known for calculations involving the eponymous 19-year Metonic cycle, which he introduced in 432 BC into the lunisolar Attic calendar. Euphronios says that Colonus was Meton's deme. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meton of Athens is the 135th most popular mathematician (down from 116th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Greece (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Mathematician.

The metonymy of Athens is the Acropolis, the ancient citadel and site of the Parthenon.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Meton of Athens ranks 135 out of 1,004. Before him are Lodovico Ferrari, Maurice René Fréchet, Charles Hermite, Émile Borel, Theon of Alexandria, and Andrew Wiles. After him are Liu Hui, Hermann Weyl, Hermann of Reichenau, Annie S. D. Maunder, Zu Chongzhi, and Henri Lebesgue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Meton of Athens ranks 17. Before him are Ajatashatru, Myron, Ictinus, Cyrus the Younger, Cratylus, and Sogdianus of Persia. After him are Pleistarchus, Brasidas, Nicias, Archelaus, Mnesikles, and Pharnabazus II. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Meton of Athens ranks 3. Before him are Pāṇini, and Ajatashatru. After him are Mnesikles, Pharnabazus II, Paeonius, Parrhasius, Hippo, Agatharchus, Calamis, Diagoras of Rhodes, and Callimachus.

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    Ajatashatru

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 74.51

    Rank: 11

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    Myron

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 74.09

    Rank: 12

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    Ictinus

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - Present

    HPI: 72.84

    Rank: 13

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    Cyrus the Younger

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 401 BC

    HPI: 72.58

    Rank: 14

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    Cratylus

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - Present

    HPI: 72.22

    Rank: 15

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    Sogdianus of Persia

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 423 BC

    HPI: 71.17

    Rank: 16

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    Meton of Athens

    MATHEMATICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 69.92

    Rank: 17

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    Pleistarchus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 458 BC

    HPI: 69.76

    Rank: 18

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    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.63

    Rank: 19

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    Nicias

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 413 BC

    HPI: 69.38

    Rank: 20

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    Archelaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 430 BC

    HPI: 68.42

    Rank: 21

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    Mnesikles

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 68.38

    Rank: 22

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    Pharnabazus II

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 68.35

    Rank: 23

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Meton of Athens ranks 196 out of 1,024. Before him are Thaïs (-400), Costa-Gavras (1933), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), Herodes Atticus (101), Aenesidemus (-80), and Cleobulus (-590). After him are Thespis (-600), Agathias (536), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), and Callisthenes (-360).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Greece

Among mathematicians born in Greece, Meton of Athens ranks 2. Before him are Hippocrates of Chios (-470). After him are Conon of Samos (-280), Theaetetus (-417), Aristyllus (-400), Diocles (-240), Geminus (null), Francesco Barozzi (1537), Dinostratus (-390), Cahit Arf (1910), and Demetrios Christodoulou (1951).

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