Aristophanes of Byzantium
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Aristophanes of Byzantium was a prominent Hellenistic Greek scholar and librarian at Alexandria, renowned for his critical editions of classical texts and foundational work in grammar and textual criticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aristophanes of Byzantium canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic Greek scholar
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grammatician ⓘ librarian ⓘ philologist ⓘ textual critic ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of Greek grammatical theory
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methods of textual criticism ⓘ standardization of Greek literary texts ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Library of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Library of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
grammar
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lexicography ⓘ philology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
commentary
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grammatical treatise ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristarchus of Samothrace
NERFINISHED
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Byzantine philology ⓘ ancient grammatical tradition ⓘ later Alexandrian scholars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical editions of classical Greek texts
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development of editorial signs for manuscripts ⓘ foundational work in Greek grammar ⓘ scholia on classical literature ⓘ textual criticism of classical authors ⓘ work on Homeric texts ⓘ |
| memberOf | Alexandrian scholarly community ⓘ |
| name | Aristophanes of Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
editions of Attic tragedians
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editions of Homer ⓘ editions of Pindar ⓘ grammatical treatises ⓘ |
| occupation |
grammatician
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librarian ⓘ philologist ⓘ scholar ⓘ textual critic ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head librarian of the Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| studied |
Attic drama
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
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