# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theodorus-of-samos
# Generated: 2026-08-15T23:24:09.368Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/theodorus-of-samos"
name: "Theodorus of Samos"
slug: "theodorus-of-samos"
description: "Theodorus of Samos was a 6th-century BC ancient Greek sculptor and architect from the Greek island of Samos. Along with Rhoecus, he was often credited with the invention of ore smelting and, according to Pausanias, the craft of casting. He is also credited with inventing a water level, a carpenter's square, and, according to Pliny, a lock and key and the turning lathe. According to Vitruvius, Theodorus is the architect of the Doric order temple Heraion of Samos temple. In some texts he is described, above all, as a great artist and in some statues he is depicted as a great inventor."
tagline: "Archaic Greek architect and sculptor"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "-550"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           44.49
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.817064
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros"
    title: "Theodoros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodor_de_Samos"
    title: "Teodor de Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros_von_Samos"
    title: "Theodoros von Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodorus_of_Samos"
    title: "Theodorus of Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_de_Samos"
    title: "Teodoro de Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros_Samoslainen_(kuvanveist%C3%A4j%C3%A4)"
    title: "Theodoros Samoslainen (kuvanveistäjä)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_de_Samos"
    title: "Théodore de Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theod%C3%B3rosz_(%C3%A9p%C3%ADt%C3%A9sz)"
    title: "Theodórosz (építész)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodorus_nke_Samos"
    title: "Theodorus nke Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_di_Samo"
    title: "Teodoro di Samo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoros_z_Samos"
    title: "Teodoros z Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_de_Samos"
    title: "Teodoro de Samos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Феодор Самосский"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theod%C3%B3ros_zo_Samosu"
    title: "Theodóros zo Samosu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3286634"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump