80 BC - 100 BC
Sosigenes (Greek: Σωσιγένης) (fl. 1st century BC) was an Ancient Greek astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sosigenes of Alexandria has received more than 129,956 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Sosigenes of Alexandria is the 64th most popular astronomer (up from 71st in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 159th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Astronomer.
Sosigenes of Alexandria is most famous for the discovery of the precession of the equinoxes.
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Among astronomers, Sosigenes of Alexandria ranks 64 out of 531. Before him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Martin Ryle, Jacques Cassini, Vera Rubin, Percival Lowell, and Ejnar Hertzsprung. After him are Gerard Kuiper, Riccardo Giacconi, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, George Darwin, Albert Marth, and William Lassell.
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 58
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 59
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 60
1928 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 61
1855 - 1916
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 62
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 63
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 64
1905 - 1973
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 65
1931 - 2018
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 66
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 67
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 68
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 69
1799 - 1880
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 70
Among people born in 80 BC, Sosigenes of Alexandria ranks 4. Before him are Vercingetorix, Valmiki, and Aenesidemus. After him are Gnaeus Pompeius and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. Among people deceased in 100 BC, Sosigenes of Alexandria ranks 5. Before him are Lentulus Batiatus, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, and Wang Zhaojun. After him are Publilius Syrus, Timaeus of Locri, Antipater of Sidon, Tigranes III, Bocchus I, Apollonius Molon, and Lucius Appuleius Saturninus.
80 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 1
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 2
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 4
80 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 5
80 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 6
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 1
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2
90 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 3
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 4
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 6
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 7
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 8
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 11
130 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in Egypt, Sosigenes of Alexandria ranks 165 out of 582. Before him are Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Nazli Sabri (1894), and Necho I (-700). After him are Nectanebo II (-400), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Hetepheres I (-2700), Intef II (-2150), Apepi (-1600), and Bintanath (-1300).
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 159
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 160
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 161
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 162
1894 - 1978
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 163
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 164
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 165
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 166
1822 - 1863
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 167
2700 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 168
2150 BC - 2073 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 169
1600 BC - 1549 BC
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 170
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 171
Among astronomers born in Egypt, Sosigenes of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him are Ptolemy (100). After him are Timocharis (-320).
100 - 170
HPI: 85.61
Rank: 1
80 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2
320 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 3