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Theon of Alexandria

335 - 405

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Theon of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: Θέων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. AD 335 – c. 405) was a Greek scholar and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He edited and arranged Euclid's Elements and wrote commentaries on works by Euclid and Ptolemy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theon of Alexandria has received more than 212,783 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Theon of Alexandria is the 117th most popular mathematician (down from 112th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 129th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Theon of Alexandria is most famous for his work on astronomy and mathematics. He was the first person to create a system of mathematical notation.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Theon of Alexandria ranks 117 out of 1,004. Before him are Brook Taylor, János Bolyai, John Couch Adams, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Hippocrates of Chios, and Meton of Athens. After him are Leonid Kantorovich, Josef Stefan, Nicomachus, Alexis Clairaut, Christopher Clavius, and Zu Chongzhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 335, Theon of Alexandria ranks 4. Before him are Gregory of Nyssa, Magnus Maximus, and Samudragupta. After him are Rufinus, Nicetas of Remesiana, Eunomius of Cyzicus, and Chromatius. Among people deceased in 405, Theon of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Emperor Richū, Vigilius of Trent, Asin of Baekje, and Arsacius of Tarsus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Theon of Alexandria ranks 142 out of 642. Before him are Necho I (-700), Claudian (370), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Mentuhotep I (-2200), Zahi Hawass (1947), and Mohammed Badie (1943). After him are Nonnus (500), Aybak (1197), Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Senenmut (-1600), Intef I (-2200), and Nawal El Saadawi (1931).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Theon of Alexandria ranks 7. Before him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Hero of Alexandria (10), Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), and Ctesibius (-284). After him are Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Ibn Yunus (950), Ahmes (-1680), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Hypsicles (-190).

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