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Hero of Alexandria

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Hero of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Hērōn hò Alexandreús, also known as Heron of Alexandria ; probably 1st or 2nd century AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era. He has been described as the greatest experimentalist of antiquity and a representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition. Hero published a well-recognized description of a steam-powered device called an aeolipile, also known as "Hero's engine". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hero of Alexandria has received more than 1,642,615 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Hero of Alexandria is the 21st most popular mathematician (up from 23rd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 27th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Hero of alexandria is most famous for his contributions to mathematics and engineering.

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  • 75.71

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  • 69

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  • 11.82

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  • 3.28

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hero of Alexandria ranks 21 out of 1,004. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel, Pierre-Simon Laplace, David Hilbert, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Henri Poincaré, and Joseph Fourier. After him are Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Luca Pacioli, John von Neumann, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, John Forbes Nash Jr., and Évariste Galois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 10, Hero of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Matthew the Apostle, and Mark the Evangelist. After him are John the Evangelist, Saint Eustace, Tigellinus, Antonius Felix, Gotarzes II of Parthia, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Vardanes I, and Minjung of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 75, Hero of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Emperor Ming of Han, and Apollinaris of Ravenna.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Hero of Alexandria ranks 23 out of 642. Before him are Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), Hagar (-1800), and Rudolf Hess (1894). After him are Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), Khafra (-2550), and Khufu (-2700).

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    Anwar Sadat

    POLITICIAN

    1918 - 1981

    HPI: 78.13

    Rank: 17

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    Hosni Mubarak

    POLITICIAN

    1928 - 2020

    HPI: 77.90

    Rank: 18

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    Amenhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    1403 BC - 1350 BC

    HPI: 77.80

    Rank: 19

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    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 77.23

    Rank: 20

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    Hagar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1800 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 77.13

    Rank: 21

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    Rudolf Hess

    POLITICIAN

    1894 - 1987

    HPI: 76.82

    Rank: 22

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    Hero of Alexandria

    MATHEMATICIAN

    10 - 75

    HPI: 75.71

    Rank: 23

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    Dalida

    SINGER

    1933 - 1987

    HPI: 75.58

    Rank: 24

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    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 28

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 29

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Hero of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Euclid (-350), and Hypatia (350). After him are Diophantus (201), 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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