Diocles of Carystus

Summary

Diocles of Carystus is a human^[1]. His place of birth was unknown^[2]. He was born on 240 BC^[3]. He died on 180 BC^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in unknown^[2], Diocles of Carystus…
• Diocles of Carystus was born on 240 BC^[3].
• Diocles of Carystus died on 180 BC^[4].
• Diocles of Carystus worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Diocles of Carystus's field of work was geometry^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Diocles of Carystus is cissoid of Diocles^[8].
• Diocles of Carystus is recorded as male^[9].
• Diocles of Carystus's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• Diocles of Carystus's given name is recorded as Diocle^[11].
• Diocles of Carystus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Diocles of Carystus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Diocles of Carystus's described by source is recorded as Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne^[14].
• Diocles of Carystus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• Diocles of Carystus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[16].
• Diocles of Carystus's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Διοκλής'}^[17].
• Diocles of Carystus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Διοκλής ο Αλεξανδρεύς'}^[18].
• Diocles of Carystus's different from is recorded as Diocles of Carystus^[19].
• Diocles of Carystus dates from the classical antiquity^[20].
• Diocles of Carystus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[21].
• Diocles of Carystus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Diocles of Carystus's place of birth was unknown^[2]. He was born on 240 BC^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Diocles of Carystus's professions included mathematician^[5]. His field of work was geometry^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diocles of Carystus is cissoid of Diocles^[8]. Things named for him include cissoid of Diocles^[23], a mathematical concept^[24].

Death and Burial

Diocles of Carystus died on 180 BC^[4].

Why It Matters

Diocles of Carystus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for him include cissoid of Diocles^[23], a mathematical concept^[24].

FAQs

Where was Diocles of Carystus born?

Diocles of Carystus's place of birth was unknown^[2].

What did Diocles of Carystus do for work?

Diocles of Carystus worked as mathematician^[5].