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Eratosthenes

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Eratosthenes (c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was a Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. Eratosthenes was known for Sieve of Eratosthenes and Founder of Geography.