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Pappus of Alexandria

290 - 350

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Pappus of Alexandria ( ; Ancient Greek: Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c.  350 AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry. Almost nothing is known about his life except for what can be found in his own writings, many of which are lost. Pappus apparently lived in Alexandria, where he worked as a mathematics teacher to higher level students, one of whom was named Hermodorus. The Collection, his best-known work, is a compendium of mathematics in eight volumes, the bulk of which survives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pappus of Alexandria is the 79th most popular mathematician (up from 82nd in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 97th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Pappus of Alexandria is most famous for his commentary on Euclid's "Elements."

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 79 out of 1,004. Before him are Stanislaw Ulam, Siméon Denis Poisson, Bhāskara II, Regiomontanus, János Bolyai, and Katherine Johnson. After him are Benoit Mandelbrot, Thābit ibn Qurra, Zhang Heng, Alfred North Whitehead, Bonaventura Cavalieri, and Simon Stevin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Vitus, and Pope Mark. After him are Eulalia of Mérida, Emperor Nintoku, Eulalia of Barcelona, Flavia Julia Constantia, Saint Faith, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 350, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Constans. After him are Nepotianus, Sextus Pompeius Festus, Hypatius of Gangra, Eutropia, Nonius Marcellus, and Paul I of Constantinople.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 84 out of 642. Before him are Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), and Ptolemy Keraunos (-318). After him are Shepseskare (-2450), Cleopatra V of Egypt (-100), Hassan al-Banna (1906), Djedefre (-2600), Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80), and Al-Kamil (1177).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 5. Before him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Hero of Alexandria (10), and Diophantus (201). After him are 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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