Mathematician:Iamblichus Chalcidensis
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Mathematician
Assyrian philosopher of the neo-Platonist school.
His main involvement in mathematics concerns the fact that he may have known the $5$th perfect number, but there is no hard evidence of this fact.
Nationality
Assyrian
History
- Born: c. 245 CE, Chalcis (modern Qinnasrin) in Syria
- Died: c. 325 CE
Also known as
Usually known as Iamblichus.
His name in Ancient Greek is Ἰάμβλιχος, probably from Syriac or Aramaic ya-mlku, "He is king".
Sources
- 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