Pytheas

Summary

Pytheas is a human^[1]. Born in Massalia^[2], he… he was born on 359 BC^[3]. He died on 289 BC^[4]. He worked as an explorer^[5] and astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Massalia^[2], Pytheas…
• Pytheas was born on 359 BC^[3].
• Pytheas was born on 349 BC^[8].
• Pytheas died on 289 BC^[4].
• Pytheas died on 284 BC^[9].
• Pytheas's professions included explorer^[5].
• Pytheas's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Pytheas is recorded as male^[10].
• Pytheas's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Pytheas's Commons category is recorded as Pytheas^[12].
• Pytheas's floruit is recorded as 301 BC^[13].
• Pytheas's floruit is recorded as 300 BC^[14].
• Pytheas's floruit is recorded as 400 BC^[15].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Pytheas's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[22].
• Pytheas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[23].
• Pytheas's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πυθέας'}^[24].
• Pytheas's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πυθέας'}^[25].
• Pytheas's different from is recorded as Pythias^[26].
• Pytheas's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Pytheas was born in Massalia^[2]. Recorded date of birth include 359 BC^[3] and 349 BC^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer^[5] and astronomer^[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 289 BC^[4] and 284 BC^[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pytheas include he^[28], an impact crater^[29] and 22283 he^[30], an asteroid^[31].

Why It Matters

Pytheas ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by On the Universe^[34], a written work^[35], written by Pseudo-Aristotle^[36].

Entities named for him include he^[28], an impact crater^[29] and 22283 he^[30], an asteroid^[31].

FAQs

Where was Pytheas born?

Pytheas was born in Massalia^[2].

What did Pytheas do for work?

Pytheas worked as explorer^[5] and astronomer^[6].

Who did Pytheas influence?

Pytheas has been cited as an influence by On the Universe^[34].