MATHEMATICIAN

Theodorus of Cyrene

465 BC - 398 BC

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Theodorus of Cyrene (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an ancient Greek mathematician who lived during the 5th century BC. The only first-hand accounts of him that survive are in three of Plato's dialogues: the Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodorus of Cyrene has received more than 146,894 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Theodorus of Cyrene is the 201st most popular mathematician (up from 207th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Libya (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Mathematician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Theodorus of Cyrene has had the most page views in the with 16,728 views, followed by Spanish (6,622), and French (2,781). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Azerbaijani (57.70%), Greek (47.14%), and Slovak (37.63%)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Theodorus of Cyrene ranks 201 out of 1,004. Before him are Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Al-Khazini, Giovanni Ceva, Al-Karaji, Laurent Schwartz, and Pedro Nunes. After him are Richard von Mises, Paul Guldin, Tullio Levi-Civita, Paolo Ruffini, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, and Michael Atiyah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 465 BC, Theodorus of Cyrene ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 398 BC, Theodorus of Cyrene ranks 1. 

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Theodorus of Cyrene ranks 18 out of 76. Before him are Khalifa Haftar (1943), Carneades (-214), Synesius (370), Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), and Lorenzo Bandini (1935). After him are Arete of Cyrene (-400), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Claudio Gentile (1953), Rossana Podestà (1934), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), and Fayez al-Sarraj (1960).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Libya

Among mathematicians born in Libya, Theodorus of Cyrene ranks 1. 

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