Archimedes of Syracuse
Ἀρχιμήδης
Archimedes, as an artist thinks he was
Born	c. 287 BC Syracuse, Sicily Magna Graecia
Died	c. 212 BC (aged c. 75) Syracuse, Sicily Magna Graecia
Known for	Archimedes' principle Archimedes' screw hydrostatics levers infinitesimals Neuseis constructions
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics Physics Engineering Astronomy Invention

Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was a Greek scientist. He was an inventor, an astronomer, and a mathematician. He was born in the town of Syracuse in Sicily.

His father was Phidias, an astronomer, and he may have been in the family of a king of Syracuse. Syracuse was a rich Greek city, on the seashore in Sicily. When Archimedes was about ten years old, he left Syracuse to study in Alexandria, Egypt. He was in the school of Euclid, a famous mathematician. Not much is known about the personal life of Archimedes, for example, whether he was married or if he had children.