Theon of Smyrna

Theon of Smyrna was a Greek philosopher and mathematician, whose works were strongly influenced by the Pythagorean school of thought. His surviving On Mathematics Useful for the Understanding of Plato is an introductory survey of Greek mathematics.

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Who was born first?

• Theon of Smyrna and Menelaus of Alexandria were born the same year
• Theon of Smyrna was born 10 years after Nicomachus
• Theon of Smyrna was born 30 years before Ptolemy
• Theon of Smyrna was born 43 years after Wang Chong
• Theon of Smyrna was born 54 years after Lubna of Cordoba

Timeline

1. Lubna of Cordoba16–984
2. Wang Chong27–97
3. Nicomachuscirca AD 60 – circa AD 120
4. Menelaus of Alexandriacirca AD 70 – circa AD 140
5. Theon of Smyrna (this page)circa AD 70 – circa AD 135
6. Ptolemycirca AD 100 – circa AD 170

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