Mathematician:Serenus of Antinoupolis

Mathematician
Egyptian mathematician known for his commentary on the Conics of.

This is now lost. We know about it through the writings of.

Also wrote at least two original works of his own, whose survival is directly due to their association with Conics.

Nationality
Egyptian

History

 * Born: c. 300 CE, Antinoupolis, Egypt (or possibly Antinoeia)
 * Died: c. 360 CE

Books and Papers

 * On the Section of a Cylinder
 * On the Section of a Cone


 * A commentary on 's Conics, now lost except for a fragment preserved by

Also known as
The spelling of Antinoupolis changes, so he is variously known as Serenus of Antinouplis, Serenus of Antinopolis, and so on.