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Polyaenus of Lampsacus

340 BC - 278 BC

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Polyaenus of Lampsacus ( POL-ee-EE-nəs; Ancient Greek: Πoλύαινoς Λαμψακηνός, Polyainos Lampsakēnos; c. 340 – c. 285 BCE), also spelled Polyenus, was an ancient Greek mathematician and a friend of Epicurus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Polyaenus of Lampsacus is the 636th most popular mathematician (down from 518th in 2019). (down from 2,732nd in 2019)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Polyaenus of Lampsacus ranks 636 out of 1,004. Before him are Jakob Hermann, Jean Frédéric Frenet, Alfréd Haar, Al-Qalqashandi, Douglas Hartree, and Dinostratus. After him are François d'Aguilon, Cahit Arf, Luigi Bianchi, Ludwig Bieberbach, John Playfair, and Beppo Levi.

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Among people born in 340 BC, Polyaenus of Lampsacus ranks 10. Before him are Theodorus the Atheist, Philetaerus, King Wuling of Zhao, Menedemus, Duris of Samos, and Philochorus.  Among people deceased in 278 BC, Polyaenus of Lampsacus ranks 4. Before him are Qu Yuan, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, and Zipoetes I of Bithynia.

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