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Dionysius Thrax |
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Dionysius Thrax [Lat.,=the Thracian], c.170–c.90 B.C., Greek grammarian of Alexandria. His Art of Grammar remained a standard work for centuries and was a model for subsequent grammars. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| they brought together in Alexandria the greatest thinkers of the time-Euclid, the inventor of geometry; Erastothenes, who calculated the circumference of the earth; Herophilus, who established the rules of anatomy and physiology; Aristarchus and Dionysius Thrax, who codified grammar; and the founder of cartography, Claudius Ptolemateus. |
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