Autolycus, of Pitane, approximately 360 BCE-approximately 290 BCE
Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician
- HMML ID
- 287760364591
- PURL
- LC name
- Autolycus, of Pitane, approximately 360 B.C.-approximately 290 B.C.
- HMML name
- Autolycus, of Pitane, approximately 360 BCE-approximately 290 BCE
- HMML native script
- Αὐτόλυκος
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Autolico, di Pitane
- Autolycos, de Pitane
- Autolycos, von Pitane
- Autolycus, Astronomus
- Autolycus, Pitanensis
- Autolykos, von Pitane
- Autòlic, de Pitana
- Αὐτόλυκος ὁ Πιταναῖος
Personal information
- Birth date
- -0359~
- Death date
- -0289~
- Centuries
- 4th century BCE ● 3rd century BCE
- Gender
- Males
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
General notes
- Description
- astronomer, geographer, mathematician; author of De ortibus et occasibus and De sphaera quae movetur; variants = Autolycus, Astronomus; Autolycus, Pitanensis; Autòlic, de Pitana; Autolycus, of Pitane; Autolycos, de Pitane; Autolycos, von Pitane; Autolykos, von Pitane; Autolico, di Pitane
- Citations
- "Autolycus Pitanaeus um 300 v.Chr," Perseus, accessed July 21, 2021, https://catalog.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cite:perseus:author.245.
- Citations
- 31622, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed July 20, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/58315.
Preferred citation
"Autolycus, of Pitane, approximately 360 BCE-approximately 290 BCE." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 04, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/287760364591
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-07-21
- Last edited
- 2024-09-04