The Most Famous
MATHEMATICIANS from Libya
This page contains a list of the greatest Libyan Mathematicians. The pantheon dataset contains 1,004 Mathematicians, 1 of which were born in Libya. This makes Libya the birth place of the 44th most number of Mathematicians behind Argentina, and Jordan.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Libyan Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Libyan Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Theodorus of Cyrene (-465 - -398)
With an HPI of 60.26, Theodorus of Cyrene is the most famous Libyan Mathematician. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Theodorus of Cyrene (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman. In the former dialogue, he posits a mathematical construction now known as the Spiral of Theodorus.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Libyan mathematicians born between 465 BC and 465 BC. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Libyan mathematicians include Theodorus of Cyrene.
