408 BC - 355 BC
Eudoxus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 408 – c. 355 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar, and student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus' commentary on Aratus's poem on astronomy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eudoxus of Cnidus has received more than 487,161 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Eudoxus of Cnidus is the 45th most popular mathematician (down from 42nd in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 100th 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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Among mathematicians, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 45 out of 823. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel, Apollonius of Perga, Archytas, Johann Bernoulli, Emmy Noether, and Charles Sanders Peirce. After him are Sophie Germain, Claude Shannon, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Norbert Wiener, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, and Philolaus.
1802 - 1829
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 39
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 40
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 41
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 42
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 43
1839 - 1914
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 44
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 45
1776 - 1831
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 46
1916 - 2001
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 47
1718 - 1799
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 48
1894 - 1964
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 49
1819 - 1903
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 50
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 51
Among people born in 408 BC, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 355 BC, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him is Aristippus.
Among people born in Turkey, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 116 out of 1,301. Before him are Nikephoros I (760), Julius Nepos (430), İsmet İnönü (1884), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), and Stefan Dušan (1308). After him are Polycarp (69), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Marcion of Sinope (85), and Michael III (840).
760 - 811
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 110
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 111
1884 - 1973
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 112
1030 - 1072
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 113
1000 - 1055
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 114
1308 - 1355
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 115
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 116
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 117
1350 - 1425
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 118
1634 - 1683
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 119
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 120
85 - 160
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 121
840 - 867
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 122
Among mathematicians born in Turkey, Eudoxus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262). After him are Al-Battani (858), Anthemius of Tralles (474), Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Simplicius of Cilicia (490), Callippus (-370), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), Theon of Smyrna (70), Theodosius of Bithynia (-160), and Suzan Kahramaner (1913).
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 1
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 2
858 - 929
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
474 - 534
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 4
836 - 901
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 5
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 6
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 7
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 8
70 - 135
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 9
160 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 10
1913 - 2006
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 11