Marinus of Tyre
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Marinus of Tyre was an early 2nd-century Greek geographer and cartographer whose work laid foundational methods for later geographic science, notably influencing Ptolemy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek geographer
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ancient Greek scientist ⓘ cartographer ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
active during reign of Hadrian
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active during reign of Trajan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataTypeUsed |
coordinates in degrees
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linear distances in stadia ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tyre (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geography ⓘ mathematical geography ⓘ |
| floruit | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | oikoumene (inhabited world) ⓘ |
| geographicalInnovation |
extended knowledge of northern Europe compared to earlier Greeks
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extended knowledge of the Far East compared to earlier Greeks ⓘ |
| inferredFrom | Ptolemy’s Geography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ptolemy
NERFINISHED
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later Greco-Roman geography ⓘ |
| influenceOn | construction of Ptolemy’s world map ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational methods in geographic science
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improving measurement of distances on the Earth ⓘ introduction of a standard prime meridian in his maps ⓘ systematic use of latitude and longitude ⓘ use of itineraries and travel reports as geographic sources ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a founder of mathematical cartography
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provided numerical data framework adopted by Ptolemy ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodologicalContribution |
attempts to estimate Earth distances using reported travel times
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systematic correction of sailors’ and merchants’ reports ⓘ use of a grid-based representation of the inhabited world ⓘ |
| name | Marinus of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Μαρίνος ὁ Τύριος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | lost geographical treatise used by Ptolemy ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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geographer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTypeUsed |
Roman administrative data
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itineraries ⓘ mariners’ logs ⓘ merchants’ reports ⓘ |
| tradition | Hellenistic scientific geography ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | survives only in fragments and reports by Ptolemy ⓘ |
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