Theon of Alexandria

Theon of Alexandria was a Greek scholar and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He edited and arranged Euclid's Elements and wrote commentaries on works by Euclid and Ptolemy. His daughter, Hypatia, also won fame as a mathematician.

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Who was born first?

• Theon of Alexandria and Magnus Maximus were born the same year
• Theon of Alexandria was born 1 year after Huiyuan
• Theon of Alexandria was born 18 years after Themistius
• Theon of Alexandria was born 45 years after Pappus of Alexandria
• Theon of Alexandria was born 59 years after Guo Pu

Timeline

1. Guo Pu276–324
2. Pappus of Alexandriacirca AD 290 – circa AD 350
3. Themistius317–388
4. Huiyuan334–416
5. Magnus MaximusAD 335 – August AD 388
6. Theon of Alexandria (this page)circa AD 335 – circa AD 400

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