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Library of Alexandria

Eratosthenes of Cyrene

220s BC
Alexandria, Egypt

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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