Mathematician:Anthemius of Tralles

Mathematician

One of the two main Byzantine Greek architects (with Isidorus of Miletus) that Emperor Justinian $\text I$ commissioned to design the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople from $\text {532}$ – $\text {533}$.

Unfortunately died soon after the work was started.

Nationality

Byzantine

History

• Born: c. 474 CE in Tralles, Byzantine Empire (now Aydin, Turkey)
• Died: c. 534 CE

Writings

• On Burning Mirrors

Also known as

Greek: Ἀνθέμιος ὁ Τραλλιανός

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Anthemius of Tralles": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive