Zenodotus
3rd century BC Greek grammarian, literary critic and scholar; first librarian of the Library of Alexandria (c. 280 BCE); pioneer of textual criticism and editorial philology; the Zenodo research repository is named after him.
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Zenodotus was a 3rd century BC Greek grammarian, literary critic and scholar; first librarian of the Library of Alexandria (c. 280 BCE); pioneer of textual criticism and editorial philology; the Zenodo research repository is named after him. Born in 330 BC in Ephesus, Zenodotus died in 260 BC in Alexandria.
Positions held include head of the Library of Alexandria.
With a Wikipedia article in 36 languages, Zenodotus is No. 47,625 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 330 BC, Ephesus
- Died
- 260 BC, Alexandria
- Known as
- Librarian, writer, poet
- Field
- Literature
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
- Wikipedia editions
- 36
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Lived to 70.
One of 15 people in the Index born in Ephesus, with Heraclitus.
Has a Wikipedia article in 36 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- —Head of the Library of Alexandria
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