| LC control no. | n 84179562 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stephanus, of Alexandria |
| Variant(s) | Alexandria, Stephanus of, approximately 550-approximately 620 Stephanos, ho Alexandreus, approximately 550-approximately 620 Stéphanos, d'Alexandrie, approximately 550-approximately 620 Stephen, of Alexandria, approximately 550-approximately 620 |
| Associated country | Byzantine Empire |
| Associated place | Alexandria (Egypt) |
| Birth date | 0550~ |
| Death date | 0620~ |
| Profession or occupation | Philosophers |
| Found in | Megalē Hellēnikē enkyklopaideia (Stephanos ho Alexandreus; active 7th century; Greek philosopher) Stephanus, of Athens. Commentary on Hippocrates' aphorisms, Sections I-II, 1985: page 20 (Stephanus of Alexandria the philosopher, author of two commentaries on Aristotle and an astronomical work) Le commentaire astronomique aux Tables faciles de Ptolémée attribué à Stéphanos d'Alexandrie, 2016: title page (Stéphanos d'Alexandrie) page 3 (le philosophe Stéphanos d'Alexandrie) page 4 (Stephanus the Alexandrian philosopher) The Oxford dictionary of Byzantium: volume 3, page 1953 (Stephen of Alexandria, philosopher; probably born in Athens between about 550 and 555; died after 619/620, perhaps in Constantinople; the scholar Wanda Wolska-Conus believes that he is the same person as Stephanus of Athens; in Alexandria, he was close to the circle of John Philoponos; he wrote a commentary on several treatises of Aristotle and a commentary on Ptolemy; he was probably the author of an explanation of the astronomical commentary of Theon) |
| Not found in | Oxford classical dictionary ; Encyclopedia Brittanica |
| Associated language | grc |
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