Hypsicles

Summary

Hypsicles is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Alexandria^[2]. He was born on 190 BC^[3]. He died on 120 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 (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Alexandria^[2], Hypsicles…
• Hypsicles was born on 190 BC^[3].
• Hypsicles died on 120 BC^[4].
• Ancient Greek was Hypsicles's native language^[8].
• Hypsicles worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Hypsicles's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Hypsicles's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• Hypsicles's field of work was astronomy^[10].
• Hypsicles's field of work was geometry^[11].
• Hypsicles's field of work was polyhedron^[12].
• Hypsicles's field of work was classical geometry^[13].
• Hypsicles's field of work was solid geometry^[14].
• Hypsicles is recorded as male^[15].
• Hypsicles's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Hypsicles's work location is recorded as Alexandria^[17].
• Hypsicles's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[18].
• Hypsicles's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Hypsicles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[20].
• Hypsicles's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Υψικλής'}^[21].
• Hypsicles's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Υψικλής ο Αλεξανδρεύς'}^[22].
• Hypsicles's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[23].
• Hypsicles's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[24].
• Hypsicles's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[25].

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Origins and Family

Hypsicles's place of birth was Alexandria^[2]. He was born on 190 BC^[3]. Ancient Greek was his native language^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6]. Fields of work include mathematics^[9], an academic discipline^[26]; astronomy^[10], a branch of science^[27]; geometry^[11], a branch of mathematics^[28]; polyhedron^[12]; classical geometry^[13], a branch of mathematics^[29]; and solid geometry^[14], a theory^[30].

Death and Burial

Hypsicles died on 120 BC^[4].

Why It Matters

Hypsicles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Hypsicles born?

Hypsicles was born in Alexandria^[2].

What did Hypsicles do for work?

Hypsicles worked as mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6].