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Theon of Smyrna

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Theon of Smyrna (Greek: Θέων ὁ Σμυρναῖος Theon ho Smyrnaios, gen. Θέωνος Theonos; fl. 100 CE) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, whose works were strongly influenced by the Pythagorean school of thought. His surviving On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is an introductory survey of Greek mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theon of Smyrna is the 396th most popular mathematician (up from 496th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 899th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Theon of Smyrna ranks 396 out of 1,004Before her are Rudolf Lipschitz, Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, Carl Ludwig Siegel, William George Horner, Helmut Hasse, and Qin Jiushao. After her are Thomas Fincke, Philippe de La Hire, Bhāskara I, Rolf Nevanlinna, Peter Barlow, and Anders Johan Lexell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 70, Theon of Smyrna ranks 5Before her are Suetonius, Pope Anicetus, Papias of Hierapolis, and Menelaus of Alexandria. After her is Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus. Among people deceased in 135, Theon of Smyrna ranks 3Before her are Epictetus, and Simon bar Kokhba.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theon of Smyrna ranks 746 out of 1,347Before her are Arame of Urartu (-900), Paul the Silentiary (520), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), Manuel III of Trebizond (1364), Cerinthus (100), and Hermogenes of Priene (-200). After her are Severus of Antioch (456), Germanus V of Constantinople (1835), Alcidamas (-450), Constantine Manasses (1130), Dolon (null), and Leo of Tripoli (900).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In Türkiye

Among mathematicians born in Türkiye, Theon of Smyrna ranks 10Before her are Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Anthemius of Tralles (474), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Menaechmus (-375), and Callippus (-370). After her are Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).