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Philo of Byzantium

280 BC - 220 BC

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Philo of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος, Phílōn ho Byzántios, c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus (Latin for "Philo the Engineer"), was a Greek engineer, physicist and writer on mechanics, who lived during the latter half of the 3rd century BC. Although he was from Byzantium he lived most of his life in Alexandria, Egypt. He was probably younger than Ctesibius, though some place him a century earlier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philo of Byzantium is the 32nd most popular engineer (down from 28th in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 297th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Engineer.

Philosophy of Byzantium is most famous for the idea that the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Philo of Byzantium ranks 32 out of 389. Before him are Hans Albert Einstein, August Horch, Willy Messerschmitt, Bassel al-Assad, Hermann Oberth, and Jiro Horikoshi. After him are Albert Göring, Lennart Torstensson, Theodore von Kármán, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Hertha Ayrton, and Anthony Fokker.

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Among people born in 280 BC, Philo of Byzantium ranks 4. Before him are Han Fei, Li Si, and Livius Andronicus. After him are Arsaces I of Parthia, Conon of Samos, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Pyrrhus II of Epirus, Nicomedes, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Among people deceased in 220 BC, Philo of Byzantium ranks 1. After him are Diodotus II, Archidamus V, Molon, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina, and Ariarathes III of Cappadocia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Philo of Byzantium ranks 337 out of 1,347. Before him are Eumenes II (-221), Libanius (314), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eutyches (380), and Thomas Palaiologos (1409). After him are Candaules (-800), Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), and Expeditus (300).

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Among ENGINEERS In Türkiye

Among engineers born in Türkiye, Philo of Byzantium ranks 1. After him are Alec Issigonis (1906).

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