Apollonius of Perga

Apollonius of Perga

Apollonius of Perga (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος; Latin: Apollonius Pergaeus; c. 240 BCE/BC – c. 190 BCE/BC) was an Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. Beginning from the contributions of Euclid and Archimedes on the topic, he brought them to the state prior to the invention of analytic geometry. His definitions of the terms ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola are the ones in use today. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apollonius of Perga has received more than 428,730 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Apollonius of Perga is the 44th most popular mathematician, the 106th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 108th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Apollonius of Perga is most famous for his work on conic sections. He is also credited with inventing the terms "parabola," "ellipse," and "hyperbola."