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Most Famous Greek Scientists & Academics

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Greece 919
26 A Aristotle Aristotle Greek Biologist -383–-322
398 A Archimedes Archimedes Greek Mathematician -287–-212
535 H Hippocrates Hippocrates Greek Physician -460–-370
2,642 E Eratosthenes Eratosthenes Greek Mathematician -276–-194
3,619 P Polybius Polybius Greek Mathematician -200–-118
3,677 A Anaxagoras Anaxagoras Greek Mathematician -500–-428
5,278 H Hipparchus Hipparchus Greek Astronomer -190–-120
6,884 AO Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Perga Greek Mathematician -262–-190
8,085 PD Pedanius Dioscorides Pedanius Dioscorides Greek Physician 40–90
9,352 EO Eudoxus of Cnidus Eudoxus of Cnidus Greek Mathematician -408–-355
9,641 P( Pausanias (geographer) Pausanias (geographer) Greek Geographer 110–180
10,897 P Posidonius Posidonius Greek Mathematician -135–-51
15,866 GP Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Greek Physician 1883–1962
49,332 C Cleomedes Greek Astronomer
50,965 SM Spyridon Marinatos Greek Anthropologist 1901–1974
70,978 H Hippasus Hippasus Greek Mathematician
77,278 D( Diocles (mathematician) Greek Mathematician -240–-180
92,255 GA George Averoff George Averoff Greek Philanthropist 1815–1899
116,339 A Agnodice Agnodice Greek Ecologist d. 3
145,066 PO Philip of Opus Greek Mathematician
155,960 IS Ioannis Svoronos Greek Archaeologist 1863–1922
175,465 C Cleostratus Greek Astronomer -520–-432
180,438 SO Serenus of Antinouplis Greek Mathematician 300–360
202,952 ZM Zygmunt Mineyko Zygmunt Mineyko Greek Archaeologist 1840–1925
207,181 PO Polemon of Athens Greek Geographer d. -100
277,361 CS Costas Soukoulis Costas Soukoulis Greek Physicist b. 1951
279,285 AP Aris Poulianos Aris Poulianos Greek Anthropologist b. 1924
298,601 SK Stamatios Krimigis Stamatios Krimigis Greek Astronomer b. 1938
384,566 NP Nikolaos Politis Nikolaos Politis Greek Academic 1852–1921
416,452 AK Antonios Keramopoulos Greek Archaeologist 1870–1960
431,335 IT Ioannis Theodorakopoulos Greek Academic 1900–1981
526,940 PL Paulos Lampros Paulos Lampros Greek Archaeologist 1820–1887
527,983 TM Themistocles M. Rassias Themistocles M. Rassias Greek Mathematician b. 1951
556,481 AP Athanasios Papadopoulos-Kerameus Athanasios Papadopoulos-Kerameus Greek Academic 1856–1912
559,301 NK Neoklis Kazazis Neoklis Kazazis Greek Archaeologist 1849–1936
587,491 SZ Skevos Zervos Greek Physician 1875–1966
595,199 ST Sam Tsemberis Sam Tsemberis Greek Psychologist b. 1968
614,212 GP Gregorios Papamichael Greek Academic 1875–1956
630,901 DK Dimítrios Kremastinós Dimítrios Kremastinós Greek Academic 1942–2020
639,314 AL Alexandros Lykourgos Alexandros Lykourgos Greek Academic 1827–1875
659,970 AN Antonios N. Jannaris Greek Academic 1852–1909
664,180 EA Evangelinos Apostolides Sophokles Evangelinos Apostolides Sophokles Greek Academic 1807–1883
665,279 CK Christos Karusos Greek Archaeologist 1900–1967
736,093 SX Stefanos Xanthoudidis Greek Archaeologist 1864–1928
741,101 AS Argyris Sfountouris Greek Teacher b. 1940
742,755 KA Konstantinos Asopios Konstantinos Asopios Greek Academic 1785–1872
756,401 A Ameinocles Greek Engineer
876,249 GK Georgios Kourmoulis Greek Academic 1907–1977
885,658 AA Anna Apostolaki Greek Archaeologist 1880–1958
886,301 DS Demetrios Spandidos Demetrios Spandidos Greek Virologist b. 1947
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Inside Greece Scientists & Academics

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Greece Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1900s with 4 people.

What Greece Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Mathematician are Greece Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 21% of all notables (12).

Greece Scientists & Academics over-index on archaeologist — 91.8× the global rate.

  1. Mathematician12
  2. Academic10
  3. Archaeologist8
  4. Physician6
  5. Anthropologist5
  6. Astronomer4
  7. Geographer2
  8. Biologist1
  1. Archaeologist891.8×
  2. Mathematician1234.4×
  3. Anthropologist532.6×
  4. Academic1023.3×
  5. Physician614.2×

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