Mathematician:Hippias of Elis

Mathematician

Greek sophist who lectured on poetry, grammar, history, politics, mathematics, and much else.

Nationality

Greek

History

• Born: about 460 BC in Elis, Peloponnese, Greece
• Died: about 400 BC

Theorems and Definitions

• Quadratrix of Hippias, also known as the Trisectrix of Hippias

Critical View

Plato considered him vain and arrogant, which may have been an expression of professional jealousy.

Sources

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

• 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence
• 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): A List of Mathematicians in Chronological Sequence
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hippias of Elis (c. 420 bc)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Hippias of Elis (c.420 bc)