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Pappus, of Alexandria

LC control no.n 85143766
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingPappus, of Alexandria
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Variant(s)Alexandria, Pappus of
Pappos, von Alexandria
Pappus of Alexandria
Πάππος, Ἀλεξανδρεύς
Pappos, Alexandreus
Beginning date0300~
Associated placeAlexandria (Egypt)
Profession or occupationMathematicians
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inAristarchus, of Samos. Aristarchi Samii De magnitudinibus & distantis solis & lunae, 1688: t.p. (...Pappi Alexandrini...)
Encyc. Brit., 15th ed., 1985 (Pappus of Alexandria; fl. ca. A.D. 320; the last great Greek geometer)
Der kleine Pauly (Pappos von Alexandreia; allegedly a contemp. of Theodosius I)
Lex. der alten Welt (Pappos von Alexandria; mathematician of ca. 300 A.D.; nothing is known about his life)
La sphère en mouvement, 1979: page 142 (Πάππου Ἀλεξανδρέως)
Associated languagegrc
Invalid LCCNn 85184012