MATHEMATICIAN

Archytas

428 BC - 347 BC

Archytas

Archytas (; Greek: Ἀρχύτας; 435/410–360/350 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, music theorist, statesman, and strategist from the ancient city of Taras (Tarentum) in Southern Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archytas has received more than 320,830 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Archytas is the 46th most popular mathematician (down from 41st in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Italy (down from 300th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Archytas is most famous for his invention of the screw.

Memorability Metrics

320k
Page Views (PV)
70.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
12.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Archytas ranks 46 out of 1,004. Before him are Pope Sylvester II, Gottlob Frege, George Boole, Charles Sanders Peirce, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi. After him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Brahmagupta, Sophie Germain, and Karl Weierstrass.

Others Born in 428 BC

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Archytas
MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 347 BC

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Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 1
Archytas
MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 2

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Archytas ranks 377 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Julius I (300), Gordian III (225), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Guido Reni (1575), Antipope John XXIII (1370), and Vitus (290). After him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Pope Sixtus III (390), Alberto Moravia (1907), Pope Leo IV (790), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), and Nero Claudius Drusus (-38).

Others born in Italy

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Pope Julius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 352
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 371
Gordian III
POLITICIAN
225 - 244
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 372
Pope Celestine IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1241
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 373
Guido Reni
PAINTER
1575 - 1642
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 374
Antipope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1370 - 1419
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 375
Vitus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
290 - 303
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 376
Archytas
MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 377
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1625 - 1712
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 378
Pope Sixtus III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
390 - 440
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 379
Alberto Moravia
WRITER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 380
Pope Leo IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 855
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 381
Marcus Terentius Varro
WRITER
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 382
Nero Claudius Drusus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 383