Mathematician:Dinostratus

Mathematician

Dinostratus (Greek: Δεινόστρατος) was a Greek mathematician and geometer

Known for using a quadratrix, specifically the Quadratrix of Hippias, to solve the problem of Squaring the Circle.

Brother of Menaechmus.

His solution of the problem of Squaring the Circle is known solely from the writings of Proclus Lycaeus.

Nationality

Greek

History

• Born: about 390 BCE
• Died: about 320 BCE

Theorems

• Dinostratus' Theorem

Sources

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