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Diophantus

201 - 300

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Diophantus of Alexandria (; born c. AD 200 – c. 214; died c. AD 284 – c. 298) was a Greek mathematician, who was the author of two main works: On Polygonal Numbers, which survives incomplete, and the Arithmetica in thirteen books, most of it extant, made up of arithmetical problems that are solved through algebraic equations. He has been referred to as "the father of algebra". Although not the earliest, the Arithmetica has the best-known use of algebraic notation to solve arithmetical problems coming from Greek antiquity. It was translated into Arabic in the 9th century AD and had influence in the development of later algebra: Diophantus' method of solution matches medieval Arabic algebra in its concepts and overall procedure, and some problems from the Arithmetica have inspired modern work in both abstract algebra and number theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diophantus has received more than 651,326 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Diophantus is the 31st most popular mathematician (down from 20th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 25th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Diophantus is most famous for his work in algebra, where he looked at how to solve polynomial equations of the form ax^2+bx+c=0.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Diophantus ranks 31 out of 1,004. Before him are Joseph-Louis Lagrange, John Forbes Nash Jr., Évariste Galois, Apollonius of Perga, John Napier, and François Viète. After him are Gerolamo Cardano, Georg Cantor, Ada Lovelace, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, and Kurt Gödel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 201, Diophantus ranks 2. Before him is Decius. After him are Lucifer of Cagliari, Allectus, Annia Faustina, Romanus of Caesarea, Alexander of Bergamo, Ursus of Solothurn, and Anatolius of Laodicea. Among people deceased in 300, Diophantus ranks 1. After him are Saint Christopher, Sasan, Saturnin, Bhāsa, Meng Huo, Ma Dai, Sabellius, Achilles Tatius, Minervina, Xenophon of Ephesus, and Saint Martial.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Diophantus ranks 33 out of 642. Before him are Demis Roussos (1946), Khafra (-2550), Khufu (-2700), Ay (-1380), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), and Seti I (-1323). After him are Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Omar Sharif (1932), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), and Umm Kulthum (1898).

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  • Photo of Demis Roussos

    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 78.87

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 78.86

    Rank: 28

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 78.82

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of Ay

    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.48

    Rank: 30

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    Athanasius of Alexandria

    PHILOSOPHER

    295 - 373

    HPI: 78.44

    Rank: 31

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    Seti I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1323 BC - 1279 BC

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 32

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    Diophantus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    201 - 300

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 33

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    Naguib Mahfouz

    WRITER

    1911 - 2006

    HPI: 78.24

    Rank: 34

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    Ankhesenamun

    COMPANION

    1347 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.21

    Rank: 35

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    Omar Sharif

    ACTOR

    1932 - 2015

    HPI: 78.03

    Rank: 36

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    Horemheb

    POLITICIAN

    1319 BC - 1292 BC

    HPI: 78.01

    Rank: 37

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    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 77.85

    Rank: 38

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    Umm Kulthum

    SINGER

    1898 - 1975

    HPI: 77.83

    Rank: 39

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Diophantus ranks 4. Before him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), and Hero of Alexandria (10). After him are Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Ibn Yunus (950), Ahmes (-1680), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Hypsicles (-190).

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