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Pappus of Alexandria

290 - 350

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Pappus of Alexandria ( ; Ancient Greek: Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c.  350 AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry. Almost nothing is known about his life except for what can be found in his own writings, many of which are lost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pappus of Alexandria has received more than 305,751 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Pappus of Alexandria is the 82nd most popular mathematician, the 97th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 87th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Pappus of Alexandria is most famous for his commentary on Euclid's "Elements."

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 82 out of 1,004. Before him are Johann Heinrich Lambert, Benoit Mandelbrot, Augustus De Morgan, Andrey Kolmogorov, Jacob Bernoulli, and Regiomontanus. After him are Stefan Banach, Felix Klein, Ctesibius, Alexander Friedmann, Stanislaw Ulam, and Katherine Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Vitus, and Pope Mark. After him are Eulalia of Mérida, Emperor Nintoku, Eulalia of Barcelona, Saint Faith, Flavia Julia Constantia, and Titus Calpurnius Siculus. Among people deceased in 350, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Constans, Nepotianus, Sextus Pompeius Festus, Paul I of Constantinople, Nonius Marcellus, Hypatius of Gangra, and Eutropia.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 97 out of 642. Before him are Saint Sarah (100), Athenaeus (200), Saint Menas (285), Userkaf (-2600), Adly Mansour (1945), and Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161). After him are Mary of Egypt (344), Ctesibius (-284), Djet (-3000), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Ramesses VI (-1175), and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Pappus of Alexandria ranks 5. Before him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Hero of Alexandria (10), and Diophantus (201). After him are 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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