Library of Alexandria - Eratosthenes of Cyrene

Time: 220s BC

Place: Alexandria, Egypt

Details: The third head librarian, Eratosthenes of Cyrene (lived c. 280–c. 194 BC), is best known today for his scientific works, but he was also a literary scholar.

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