The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek tradition and its many heirs

Indices

Names by Ethnicity

Armenian: some works of Greek science, and many theological works, were translated
into Armenian; see esp. Hellenizing School (Armenian) (most entries by Edward G. Math-
ews, Jr.):

Anania of Shirak
Andreas (of Athens?)

Moses of Xoren

Philo ̄n of Alexandria

Tukhikos of Trebizond

Celtic names appear occasionally, though there is no evidence of scientific writing in
ancient Gaulish or other Celtic language:

Brenitus
Gildas

Lingo ̄n

(Pompeius) Trogus

Egyptians (59): by name, ancestry, or origin (see esp. D S T) form
the second-largest ethnic group (after Latins) herein – Greeks from Alexandria excluded and
only those papyri of clearly Egyptian orientation included:

Aganis
Ammo ̄n(ios) (five men)
Anoubio ̄n
Apio ̄n
Arkhelaos
Asamo ̄n
Baito ̄n
Blatausis
Bo ̄los
Boutoridas
Cynchris
Do ̄rotheos of He ̄liopolis
He ̄phaistio ̄n of The ̄bai

He ̄raiskos

Herme ̄s, pseudo

Hermo ̄n

Isis, pseudo (two women)

Khaire ̄mo ̄n

Ko ̄marios

Kuranides

Magnus of Philadelpheia

Manetho ̄n (two men)

Naukratite ̄s medicus

Neilammo ̄n

Neilos

Nepho ̄n