Oenopides

Summary

Oenopides is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Chios^[2]. He was born on 490 BC^[3]. He died on 420 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 (49 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Oenopides's place of birth was Chios^[2].
• Oenopides was born on 490 BC^[3].
• Oenopides died on 420 BC^[4].
• Ancient Greek was Oenopides's native language^[8].
• Oenopides's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Oenopides worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Oenopides's field of work was mathematics^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Oenopides is axial tilt^[10].
• Oenopides is recorded as male^[11].
• Oenopides's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Oenopides's floruit is recorded as 470 BC^[13].
• Oenopides's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Oenopides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Oenopides's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Oenopides's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[17].
• Oenopides's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[18].
• Oenopides's name in native language is recorded as Οινοπίδης^[19].
• Oenopides's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[20].
• Oenopides's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek^[21].
• Oenopides's significant place is recorded as Chios^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chios^[2], Oenopides… he was born on 490 BC^[3]. Ancient Greek was his native language^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and astronomer^[6]. Oenopides's field of work was mathematics^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Oenopides is axial tilt^[10]. Things named for him include he^[23], an impact crater^[24].

Death and Burial

Oenopides died on 420 BC^[4].

Why It Matters

Oenopides ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for him include he^[23], an impact crater^[24].

FAQs

Where was Oenopides born?

Oenopides was born in Chios^[2].

What did Oenopides do for work?

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