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Sostratus of Cnidus

290 BC - 260 BC

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Sostratus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Σώστρατος ὁ Κνίδος; born 3rd century BC) was a Greek architect and engineer. He is said to have designed the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (c. 280 BC), on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt. This claim is disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sostratus of Cnidus is the 63rd most popular architect (up from 89th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 357th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Architect.

Sostratus of Cnidus was a man who was a military engineer and architect. He was the architect of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 63 out of 518. Before him are Jože Plečnik, Isidore of Miletus, Arno Breker, Domenico Fontana, Augustus Pugin, and Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. After him are Capability Brown, Ferdinand Cheval, Peter Zumthor, Bruno Taut, Michelozzo, and Josef Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290 BC, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him is Teuta. After him are Menippus, Zhang Liang, Phriapatius, Anyte of Tegea, Antigonus of Carystus, Titus Manlius Torquatus, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 3. Before him are Theocritus, and Hanno the Great. After him are Menippus, Zenodotus, Timaeus, Gaius Claudius Nero, Euthydemus I, Hannibal Gisco, Laodice I, Timocharis, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 316 out of 1,347. Before him are Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Cevdet Sunay (1899), Süleyman Çelebi (1377), Theodore the Studite (759), Demetrios I of Constantinople (1914), and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100). After him are Beyhan Sultan (1497), Pithana (-1800), Ayşe Sultan (1541), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), and Bülent Ecevit (1925).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Türkiye

Among architects born in Türkiye, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 4. Before him are Mimar Sinan (1490), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), and Isidore of Miletus (442). After him are Hermogenes of Priene (-200), Kadir Topbaş (1945), Toros Toramanian (1864), and Gülsün Sağlamer (1945).

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