70 - 140
Menelaus of Alexandria (; Greek: Μενέλαος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Menelaos ho Alexandreus; c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menelaus of Alexandria has received more than 99,265 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Menelaus of Alexandria is the 128th most popular mathematician (up from 155th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 171st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.
Menelaus of Alexandria is most famous for his work in geometry, specifically for his theorem which states that the sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles. He also developed a method for finding the area of a triangle.
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Among mathematicians, Menelaus of Alexandria ranks 128 out of 823. Before him are Ferdinand von Lindemann, Andrew Wiles, Marian Rejewski, Brook Taylor, Henri Lebesgue, and Herbert A. Hauptman. After him are Oliver Heaviside, Andrey Markov, Simplicius of Cilicia, Alexis Clairaut, Michel Rolle, and Liu Hui.
1852 - 1939
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 122
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 123
1905 - 1980
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 124
1685 - 1731
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 125
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 126
1917 - 2011
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 127
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 128
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 129
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 130
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 131
1713 - 1765
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 132
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 133
225 - 295
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 134
Among people born in 70, Menelaus of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Suetonius and Pope Anicetus. After him are Papias of Hierapolis, Theon of Smyrna, and Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus. Among people deceased in 140, Menelaus of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Faustina the Elder. After him are Basilides and Mithridates V of Parthia.
70 - 126
HPI: 74.53
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70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
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70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
70 - 100
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 4
70 - 135
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 5
70 - 117
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 6
105 - 140
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 2
117 - 140
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 3
100 - 140
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 4
Among people born in Egypt, Menelaus of Alexandria ranks 159 out of 582. Before him are Adly Mansour (1945), Apries (-650), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Theophylact Simocatta (580), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190). After him are Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Nazli Sabri (1894), Necho I (-700), and Sosigenes of Alexandria (-80).
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 153
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 62.56
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68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
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580 - 630
HPI: 62.47
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190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 158
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
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2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.36
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1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
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1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
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1894 - 1978
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 163
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
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80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 165
Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Menelaus of Alexandria ranks 8. Before him are Hypatia (350), Diophantus (201), Hero of Alexandria (10), Ctesibius (-284), Pappus of Alexandria (290), and Theon of Alexandria (335). After him are Ahmes (-1680), Ibn Yunus (950), and Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850).
350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 2
201 - 300
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 3
10 - 75
HPI: 75.56
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284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.01
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290 - 350
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 6
335 - 405
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 7
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
1680 BC - 1620 BC
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 9
950 - 1009
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 10
850 - 930
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 11