Eratosthenes
c. 276–c. 194 BCE
Greek scholar who measured the Earth's circumference.
Eratosthenes (c. 276–c. 194 BCE) was a mathematician, born in Cyrene and died in Alexandria.
- Known as
- Mathematician
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- c. 276 BCE, Cyrene
- Died
- c. 194 BCE, Alexandria
Alive at the same time as Eratosthenes
- Epicurus 341–270 BCE, philosopher
- Zeno of Citium c. 334–c. 262 BCE, philosopher
- Euclid c. 325–c. 270 BCE, mathematician
- Ashoka c. 304–232 BCE, emperor
- Archimedes c. 287–212 BCE, mathematician
- Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BCE, emperor
- Hannibal 247–c. 183 BCE, general
- Zhang Qian c. 195–114 BCE, diplomat and explorer
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