Hero of Byzantium

name used to refer to the anonymous Byzantine author of two treatises
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Hero of Byzantium

Summary

Hero of Byzantium is a human[1]. He worked as a writer[2], mathematician[3], and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Hero of Byzantium held citizenship in Byzantine Empire[6].
  • Hero of Byzantium's professions included writer[2].
  • Hero of Byzantium worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Hero of Byzantium's professions included engineer[4].
  • Hero of Byzantium is recorded as male[7].
  • Hero of Byzantium's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Hero of Byzantium's given name is recorded as Hero[9].
  • Hero of Byzantium's floruit is recorded as 1000[10].
  • Hero of Byzantium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Hero of Byzantium's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Hero of Byzantium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Hero of Byzantium's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as medieval Greek[14].
  • Hero of Byzantium's different from is recorded as Hero of Alexandria[15].
  • Hero of Byzantium's writing language is recorded as medieval Greek[16].
  • Hero of Byzantium's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[17].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[2], mathematician[3], and engineer[4].

Why It Matters

Hero of Byzantium ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What did Hero of Byzantium do for work?

Hero of Byzantium worked as writer[2], mathematician[3], and engineer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Different from Hero of Alexandria
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
    Occupation writer, mathematician, engineer
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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