# Meton of Athens

> Meton of Athens was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, geometer, and engineer who lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. He is best known for calculations involving the eponymous 19-year Metonic cycle, which he introduced in 432 BC into the lunisolar Attic calendar. Euphronios says that Colonus was Meton's deme.

*5th century BC Greek astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/meton-of-athens

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** -500
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 20.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Metón z Atén](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3n_z_At%C3%A9n)
- [Meton van Athene](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_van_Athene)
- [Metó (astrònom)](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3_(astr%C3%B2nom))
- [Metón Athénský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3n_Ath%C3%A9nsk%C3%BD)
- [Meton](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton)
- [Μέτων ο Αθηναίος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%AD%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%BF_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Meton of Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_of_Athens)
- [Metón](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3n)
- [متون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Méton](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9ton)
- [Metón](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3n)
- [מטון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Meton](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton)
- [Metón (csillagász)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%B3n_(csillag%C3%A1sz))
- [Metone di Atene](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metone_di_Atene)
- [メトン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3)
- [მეტონი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98)
- [Méton](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9ton)
- [Meton van Athene](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_van_Athene)
- [Meton fra Athen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_fra_Athen)
- [Meton z Aten](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_z_Aten)
- [Meton](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton)
- [Meton din Atena](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton_din_Atena)
- [Метон Афинский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Meton](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meton)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261909)

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