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Seleucus of Seleucia

190 BC - 150 BC

Seleucus of Seleucia

Seleucus of Seleucia (Greek: Σέλευκος Seleukos; born c. 190 BC; fl. c. 150 BC) was a Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seleucus of Seleucia is the 180th most popular astronomer (up from 183rd in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 205th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 180 out of 644. Before him are Robert Grant Aitken, Franz Xaver von Zach, Guillaume Bigourdan, Nikolai Chernykh, Jean Picard, and Henry Draper. After him are Adriaan Blaauw, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, Gan De, Norman Lockyer, and George Phillips Bond.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Robert Grant Aitken
1864 - 1951
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 174
Franz Xaver von Zach
1754 - 1832
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 175
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 176
Nikolai Chernykh
1931 - 2004
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 177
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 178
Henry Draper
1837 - 1882
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 179
Seleucus of Seleucia
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 180
Adriaan Blaauw
1914 - 2010
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 181
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
1924 - 2008
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 182
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
1794 - 1874
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 183
Gan De
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 184
Norman Lockyer
1836 - 1920
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 185
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 186

Contemporaries

Among people born in 190 BC, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 4. Before him are Hipparchus, Julia, and Lucius Mummius Achaicus. After him are Menander I, Alexander II Zabinas, Servius Sulpicius Galba, Phraates I, Orodes I of Parthia, and Hypsicles. Among people deceased in 150 BC, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 3. Before him are Patanjali, and Demetrius I Soter. After him are Diogenes of Babylon, Mago, Marcus Octavius, Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Aristobulus of Alexandria, Manius Aquillius, and Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla.

Others Born in 190 BC

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Hipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 1
Julia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Lucius Mummius Achaicus
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 3
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Menander I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 5
Alexander II Zabinas
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 123 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 6
Servius Sulpicius Galba
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Phraates I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Orodes I of Parthia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 9
Hypsicles
MATHEMATICIAN
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 10

Others Deceased in 150 BC

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Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 1
Demetrius I Soter
POLITICIAN
187 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 2
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 3
Diogenes of Babylon
PHILOSOPHER
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 4
Mago
WRITER
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 5
Marcus Octavius
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 6
Gaius Sextius Calvinus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 7
Apollodorus the Epicurean
PHILOSOPHER
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 8
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 9
Aristobulus of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 10
Manius Aquillius
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 11
Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 12