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Timocharis

320 BC - 260 BC

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Timocharis of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Τιμόχαρις or Τιμοχάρης, gen. Τιμοχάρους; c. 320–260 BC) was a Greek astronomer and philosopher. Likely born in Alexandria, he was a contemporary of Euclid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timocharis is the 260th most popular astronomer (down from 207th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 341st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Timocharis ranks 260 out of 644. Before him are Wang Zhenyi, Maximilian Hell, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Elizabeth Roemer, and Carl Charlier. After him are Luboš Kohoutek, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Vladimir Albitsky, Hermann von Struve, and Fyodor Bredikhin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 320 BC, Timocharis ranks 6. Before him are Bindusara, Timon of Phlius, Lycophron, Asclepiades of Samos, and Meleager. After him are Colotes, Leonidas of Tarentum, and Craterus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Timocharis ranks 11. Before him are Zenodotus, Timaeus, Gaius Claudius Nero, Euthydemus I, Hannibal Gisco, and Laodice I. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus, Ariamnes of Cappadocia, Philochorus, Marcus Livius Salinator, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, and Publius Cornelius Cethegus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Timocharis ranks 360 out of 642. Before him are Takelot III (-800), Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (180), Leila Mourad (1918), H. A. R. Gibb (1895), Al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah (1149), and Merneferre Ay (-1650). After him are Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Iset (-1350), Moustafa Madbouly (1966), Maryana Iskander (1975), Beketaten (-1400), and Sameera Moussa (1917).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Egypt

Among astronomers born in Egypt, Timocharis ranks 3. Before him are Ptolemy (100), and Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80).

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