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Sostratus of Cnidus

290 BC - 260 BC

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Sostratus of Cnidus (; Greek: Σώστρατος ὁ Κνίδος; born 3rd century BC) was a Greek architect and engineer. He is said to have designed the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (c. 280 BC), on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sostratus of Cnidus has received more than 40,298 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sostratus of Cnidus is the 81st most popular architect (up from 107th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 364th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Architect.

Sostratus of Cnidus was a man who was a military engineer and architect. He was the architect of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.59

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  • 1.07

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 81 out of 424. Before him are Domenico Fontana, Ferdinand Cheval, Robert Venturi, Josef Hoffmann, Hemiunu, and Gottfried Semper. After him are Jože Plečnik, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Mnesikles, Mario Botta, Vincenzo Scamozzi, and Sebastiano Serlio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 290 BC, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him is Zhang Liang. After him are Menippus, Teuta, Phriapatius, Antigonus of Carystus, Anyte of Tegea, Titus Manlius Torquatus, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 260 BC, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 2. Before him is Theocritus. After him are Menippus, Timaeus, Zenodotus, Hanno the Great, Euthydemus I, Gaius Claudius Nero, Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, Laodice I, Timocharis, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 316 out of 1,301. Before him are Candaules (-800), Erasmus of Formia (300), Attalus III (-170), Libanius (314), Zosimus (460), and Fritigern (400). After him are Theophilus of Antioch (140), Megasthenes (-350), Basiliscus (500), Fatma Sultan (1605), André Chénier (1762), and Telipinu (-1600).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Turkey

Among architects born in Turkey, Sostratus of Cnidus ranks 4. Before him are Mimar Sinan (1490), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), and Isidore of Miletus (442). After him are Kadir Topbaş (1945), Toros Toramanian (1864), and Gülsün Sağlamer (1945).

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