Eratosthenes
276 BC – 194 BC
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (err-ə-TOSS-thə-NEEZ; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης [eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a philosopher, scholar, mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. Eratosthenes eventually became the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.
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Born · 276 BC
245 BCEratosthenes Appointed Chief Librarian
240 BCEratosthenes Measures the Earth Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
Died · 194 BC