MATHEMATICIAN

Theaetetus

417 BC - 369 BC

Theaetetus

Theaetetus of Athens (; Ancient Greek: Θεαίτητος Theaítētos; c. 417 – c. 369 BCE), possibly the son of Euphronius of the Athenian deme Sunium, was a Greek mathematician. His principal contributions were on irrational lengths, which was included in Book X of Euclid's Elements and proving that there are precisely five regular convex polyhedra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theaetetus is the 233rd most popular mathematician (down from 194th in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from Greece (down from 276th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Theaetetus ranks 233 out of 1,004. Before him are Pierre Varignon, Helge von Koch, Hermann Grassmann, Menaechmus, Karen Uhlenbeck, and Abu Nasr Mansur. After him are Joseph Petzval, Michael Atiyah, Callippus, Michel Chasles, Richard S. Hamilton, and Giovanni Ceva.

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Theaetetus
MATHEMATICIAN
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1

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Theaetetus
MATHEMATICIAN
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1
King Lie of Zhou
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 2

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Theaetetus ranks 299 out of 1,024. Before him are Saturnin (300), Julia Livilla (18), Alcamenes (-500), Katina Paxinou (1900), Chares of Lindos (-400), and Antilochus (null). After him are Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896), Georgios Papandreou (1888), Agis II (-490), Machaon (null), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), and Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905).

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Saturnin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 293
Julia Livilla
POLITICIAN
18 - 42
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 294
Alcamenes
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 295
Katina Paxinou
ACTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 296
Chares of Lindos
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 297
Antilochus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 298
Theaetetus
MATHEMATICIAN
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 299
Dimitri Mitropoulos
CONDUCTOR
1896 - 1960
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 300
Georgios Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 301
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 302
Machaon
POLITICIAN
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 303
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 304
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1981
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 305