Apollonius of Perga
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Apollonius of Perga was an ancient Greek mathematician renowned for his pioneering work on conic sections, which profoundly shaped the development of geometry and later astronomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollonius of Perga canonical | 8 |
| Apollonius Pergaeus | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollonius of Perga Context triple: [Euclid, influenced, Apollonius of Perga]
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A.
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Eudoxus of Cnidus was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer renowned for developing the method of exhaustion and an influential geometric model of planetary motion.
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B.
Aristo of Chios
Aristo of Chios was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher known for his radical emphasis on ethics over logic and physics and for advocating indifference to most external matters.
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C.
Euclid
Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician, often called the "father of geometry," whose work, especially the Elements, laid the foundations of classical geometry.
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D.
Euclid
Euclid is a suburban city located in northeastern Ohio along the shore of Lake Erie, forming part of the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area.
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E.
Diocles
Diocles is the original name of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who ruled from 284 to 305 CE and initiated major administrative and military reforms of the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollonius of Perga Target entity description: Apollonius of Perga was an ancient Greek mathematician renowned for his pioneering work on conic sections, which profoundly shaped the development of geometry and later astronomy.
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A.
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Eudoxus of Cnidus was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer renowned for developing the method of exhaustion and an influential geometric model of planetary motion.
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B.
Aristo of Chios
Aristo of Chios was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher known for his radical emphasis on ethics over logic and physics and for advocating indifference to most external matters.
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C.
Euclid
Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician, often called the "father of geometry," whose work, especially the Elements, laid the foundations of classical geometry.
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D.
Euclid
Euclid is a suburban city located in northeastern Ohio along the shore of Lake Erie, forming part of the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area.
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E.
Diocles
Diocles is the original name of the Roman emperor Diocletian, who ruled from 284 to 305 CE and initiated major administrative and military reforms of the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic scientist
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ancient Greek mathematician ⓘ geometer ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Apollonius Pergaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollonius of Perga
|
| approximateBirthDate | circa 262 BC ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | circa 190 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
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Pamphylia ⓘ Perga ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| educatedAt |
Alexandria
ⓘ
school of Euclid in Alexandria ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
conic sections ⓘ geometry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasGenre | mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kepler
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Ptolemy ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaios
Renaissance mathematicians studying conics ⓘ later Islamic mathematicians ⓘ later development of analytic geometry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Archimedes
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Euclid ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing later Greek and Islamic astronomy
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introducing the terms ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola ⓘ systematic study of conic sections ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
major source for later Greek geometry
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standardized terminology for conic sections ⓘ transmitted through Arabic translations ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
geometrical constructions
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properties of conic curves ⓘ |
| name | Apollonius of Perga ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
geometric theory of conic sections as sections of a cone
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use of conic sections in planetary theory ⓘ |
| notableWork | Conics ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| residence |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Pergamon ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies in the history of mathematics ⓘ |
| workCount | eight books of Conics (some lost in Greek) ⓘ |
| wroteIn | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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linked to: Apollonius of Perga