Eratosthenes, approximately 285 BCE-194 BCE

Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian, and music theorist

HMML ID: 251583454558
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LC name: Eratosthenes
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HMML name: Eratosthenes, approximately 285 BCE-194 BCE
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HMML native script: Ἐρατοσθένης
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Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82081073
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VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/10637135
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Variants

Eratosfen
Eratosten
Eratostene
Eratostene, di Cirene
Eratosteni
Eratosteno, de Kireno
Eratosthenes, Cyrenaeus
Eratosthenes, Grammaticus
Eratosthenes, Philologus
Eratosthenos, Kyrēnaios

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Birth date: -0284
Death date: -0193
Centuries: 3rd century BCE ● 2nd century BCE
Gender: Males
Place born: Cyrene (Extinct city)
Place died: Alexandria (Egypt)
Place residence: Alexandria (Egypt)
Associated countries: Egypt ● Libya
Occupations: Astronomers ● Geographers ● Librarians ● Mathematicians ● Poets
Fields of activity: Astronomy ● Geography ● Libraries ● Mathematics ● Music theory ● Poetry
Languages: Greek, Ancient

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Citations: 21205 (Codex Vindobonensis Palatinus. Phil. gr. 142, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.

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