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Nicomachus of Gerasa was a male mathematician, musicologist, music theorist, and philosopher who lived during the Roman Empire. Born in Jerash in 60, he held citizenship in Ancient Rome and wrote in Ancient Greek. His native name was Νικόμαχος Γερασηνός. He died in 120.
His works include Specimen arithmeticae Nicomacheae e duobus codicibus mss, Antiquae musicae auctores septem, Manual of Harmonics, Nikomachou Gerasinou Arithmētikēs biblia dyo, and Manuel d'harmonique et autres textes relatifs à la musique. He was influenced by Aristotle. His work has been described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Specimen arithmeticae Nicomacheae e duobus codicibus mss
- Antiquae musicae auctores septem
- Nicomachus of Gerasa, Manual of Harmonics
- Nikomachou Gerasinou Arithmētikēs biblia dyo
- Tābit B. Qurra's arabische übersetzung der Arithmētikē eisagōgē des Nikomachos Von Gerasa zum ersten Mal hrsg. von Wilhelm Kutsch
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Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Nicomachus of Gerasa
- Philosopher.image
- Plato-nicomachus.jpg
- Philosopher.caption
- Plato (left) and Nicomachus (right), as inventors of music, from a 12th-century manuscript
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Gerasa, Roman Syria
- Philosopher.notable_works
- Introduction to Arithmetic Manual of Harmonics
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient Roman philosophy
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Neopythagoreanism
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Arithmetic, Music
- Philosopher.notable_ideas
- Multiplication tables
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Jerash
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Gerosinus Nicomachus. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1785, aft Wellcome V0004298.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0060-00-00
- date of death
- 0120-00-00
- Commons category
- Nicomachus
- time period
- Roman Empire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- influenced by
- Aristotle
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- name in native language
- Νικόμαχος Γερασηνός
- birth name
- Νικόμαχος
- Commons Creator page
- Nicomachus
- P13311
- Katherine LaNasa
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Article · Italiano
Nicomaco di Gerasa (in greco antico: Νικόμαχος, Nikómachos; Gerasa, 60 circa – 120 circa) è stato un matematico greco antico di epoca imperiale.
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