GEOGRAPHER
Eratosthenes
276 BC - 194 BC
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης [eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eratosthenes has received more than 3,875,968 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 92 in 2019). Eratosthenes is the most popular geographer, the most popular biography from Libya and the most popular Libyan Geographer.
Eratosthenes is most famous for measuring the circumference of the Earth by comparing the shadows of two sticks in two different locations.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
83.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
98
Languages Editions (L)
16.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Eratosthenes ranks 1 out of 86. After him are Strabo, Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Piri Reis, Pausanias, Carl Ritter, Abraham Ortelius, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Martin Waldseemüller, and Wladimir Köppen.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Eratosthenes
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 1
Strabo
64 BC - 23
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 2
Alexander von Humboldt
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 3
Gerardus Mercator
1512 - 1594
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 4
Muhammad al-Idrisi
1100 - 1165
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 5
Piri Reis
1470 - 1554
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 6
Pausanias
110 - 180
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 7
Carl Ritter
1779 - 1859
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 8
Abraham Ortelius
1527 - 1598
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 10
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 11
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 276 BC, Eratosthenes ranks 1. Among people deceased in 194 BC, Eratosthenes ranks 1.
Others Born in 276 BC
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Among people born in Libya, Eratosthenes ranks 1 out of 76. After him are Muammar Gaddafi (1942), Mark the Evangelist (10), Septimius Severus (145), Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Pope Victor I (100), and Khalifa Haftar (1943).
Others born in Libya
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GEOGRAPHER
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 1
Muammar Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 2
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 3
Septimius Severus
POLITICIAN
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 4
Arius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
256 - 336
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 5
Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 8
Callimachus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
Pope Victor I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 199
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 11
Khalifa Haftar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Libya
Among geographers born in Libya, Eratosthenes ranks 1.
