John Philoponus

Also: John the Grammarian, John of Alexandria

Born perhaps between 485 and 495; the place is not known. Died perhaps between 570 and 575, perhaps in Alexandria, Egypt.

Christian philosopher of Alexandria who wrote against Aristotle on the eternity of the world.

Wrote in Greek.

Places lived

1 work, in the order they were written. 0 works can be read here.

On the Astrolabesixth century, perhaps its first half · probably in Alexandria, Egypt · treatiseThe oldest full Greek text on how to build and use the flat astrolabe.not yet on the site

How we know the dates and places

Born not sure: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "John Philoponus" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philoponus/ : about 490
Place of birth not known: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "John Philoponus": probably Alexandria, not sure
Died not sure: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "John Philoponus": 570s
Place of death not sure: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "John Philoponus"; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727070
Alexandria, years probable: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "John Philoponus": pupil of Ammonius, taught and wrote there all his life
Alexandria, place sure: His own works; Simplicius, On the Heavens; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727070