Mathematician:Serenus of Antinoupolis

Mathematician

Egyptian mathematician known for his commentary on the Conics of Apollonius of Perga.

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

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 Apollonius of Perga's Conics, now lost except for a fragment preserved by Theon of Alexandria

Also known as

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

Sources

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