Autolycus of Pitane

Summary

Autolycus of Pitane is a human^[1]. He was born in Pitane^[2]. He was born on 360 BC^[3]. He died on 290 BC^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Autolycus of Pitane was born in Pitane^[2].
• Autolycus of Pitane was born on 360 BC^[3].
• Autolycus of Pitane died on 290 BC^[4].
• Ancient Greek was Autolycus of Pitane's native language^[8].
• Autolycus of Pitane's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Autolycus of Pitane worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Autolycus of Pitane's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• Autolycus of Pitane's field of work was mathematics^[10].
• Autolycus of Pitane is recorded as male^[11].
• Autolycus of Pitane's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Autolycus of Pitane's Commons category is recorded as Autolycus of Pitane^[13].
• Autolycus of Pitane's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Autolycus of Pitane's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[15].
• Autolycus of Pitane's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[16].
• Autolycus of Pitane's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Autolycus of Pitane's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Autolycus of Pitane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[19].
• Autolycus of Pitane's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Αυτόλυκος'}^[20].
• Autolycus of Pitane's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Αυτόλυκος ὁ Πιταναίος'}^[21].
• Autolycus of Pitane's different from is recorded as Autolycus^[22].
• Autolycus of Pitane's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[23].
• Autolycus of Pitane's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pitane^[2], Autolycus of Pitane… he was born on 360 BC^[3]. Ancient Greek was his native language^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6]. Fields of work include astronomy^[9], a branch of science^[25] and mathematics^[10], an academic discipline^[26].

Death and Burial

Autolycus of Pitane died on 290 BC^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Autolycus of Pitane include Autolycus^[27], an impact crater^[28].

Why It Matters

Autolycus of Pitane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for him include Autolycus^[27], an impact crater^[28].

FAQs

Where was Autolycus of Pitane born?

Autolycus of Pitane's place of birth was Pitane^[2].

What did Autolycus of Pitane do for work?

Autolycus of Pitane worked as mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6].