MATHEMATICIAN

Eudoxus of Cnidus

408 BC - 355 BC

Eudoxus of Cnidus

Eudoxus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 390 – c. 340 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, doctor, and lawmaker. He was a student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus' Commentaries on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eudoxus of Cnidus has received more than 601,665 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Eudoxus of Cnidus is the 49th most popular mathematician (down from 45th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 116th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Mathematician.

Eudoxus of Cnidus is most famous for his work on the geometry of spheres.

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600k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
10.65
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 49 out of 1,004. Before him are Charles Sanders Peirce, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Archytas, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, and Sofia Kovalevskaya. After him are Brahmagupta, Sophie Germain, Karl Weierstrass, Philolaus, Marin Mersenne, and Norbert Wiener.

Others Born in 408 BC

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Eudoxus of Cnidus
MATHEMATICIAN
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 355 BC

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Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1
Eudoxus of Cnidus
MATHEMATICIAN
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 2

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 110 out of 1,347. Before him are Antinous (111), Nikephoros I (760), Anna Komnene (1083), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), and Zeno (425). After him are Gregory of Nyssa (335), Abdullah Öcalan (1949), Gordian I (159), Chrysippus (-281), Basil II (958), and Constantine V (718).

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Antinous
COMPANION
111 - 130
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 104
Nikephoros I
POLITICIAN
760 - 811
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 105
Anna Komnene
WRITER
1083 - 1153
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 106
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 107
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
WRITER
60 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 108
Zeno
POLITICIAN
425 - 491
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 109
Eudoxus of Cnidus
MATHEMATICIAN
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 110
Gregory of Nyssa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
335 - 395
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 111
Abdullah Öcalan
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 112
Gordian I
POLITICIAN
159 - 238
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 113
Chrysippus
PHILOSOPHER
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 114
Basil II
POLITICIAN
958 - 1025
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 115
Constantine V
POLITICIAN
718 - 775
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 116