List of Byzantine scientists

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A list of Byzantine scientists.

Georgios Monachos (9th century)
Michael Psellus (1018-1078)
Michael Attaliates (11th century)
Anna Comnena (1083 - 1153)
Symeon Seth (11th century)
Nicephorus Blemmydes (1197-1272)
Al-Khazini (fl. 1115-1130) - Muslim scientist, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, biologist, mathematician and philosopher
George Acropolites (1220 - 1282) astronomer
George Pachymeres (1242-1310)
John VI Kantakouzenos (reigned 1347-1355)
Nicephorus Gregoras -(1295-1359/60) mathematician and astronomer
Constantine VII (reigned 913 - 959),
Maximus Planudes
Manuel Moschopulus
Demetrius Triclinius -astronomer
Thomas Magister
Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles -mathematicians and architects of Agia Sophia
Isidore of Miletus Junior -son of Isodore of Miletus
Didymos (5th- 6th century) author of Geoponika
Ioulianos (5th- 6th century) - invented a water pumping system
Eutokios student of Isidore of Miletus Junior
Hronas -mathematician
Ierokles -geographer
Ioannis Filoponos -mathematician
Aristophanes Vyzantios -zoologist
Callinicus of Heliopolis engineer; invented the Greek fire
Barlaam of Seminara - mathematician and astronomer
Gregorios Choniades -astronomer
Niketas Choniates -historian
John Kinnamos -historian
Konstantinos Lykitis -(13th-14th century) astronomer, University of Trapezounta
Ioannis Pediasimos -(13th-14th century) mathemtician
Theodore Melitiniotis -(1310-1389) astronomer
Isaac Argyros -(1310-1372) mathematician and astronomer
Nikolaos Rabdas -scholar and mathematician
Michael Valsamon -mathematician
Demetrius Pepagomenos -Zoologist, botanologist and pharmacist
Kavailas Nikolaos -mathematician and astronomer
Andreas Levadino -geographer
Manuel of Trebizod -scholar, mathematician and astronomer, student of Choniades
Prodromos Neophytos -botanologist
George Chrysokkokis -astronomer, geographer and mathematician
Ioannis Chortasmenos -(1370-1437) scholar, mathematician and astronomer
Manuel Philis - scholar and zoologist
Theodore Metochites -physician and mathematician
Manuel Vryennios -mathematician and astronomer
Nicephorus Choumnos -scholar, metereologist and physics
Manuel Olovolo -astronomer
George Pachymerkis -mathematician nd astronomer
George Cyprios -mathematician
Theodore Prodromos -mathematician
Michael Glykas -mathematician and astronomer
Neophytos Monachos -mathematician
Ioannis Camateros -mathematician
Michael Efesios -physics
Eleftherios Zevelinos -astronomer
Efstratios -meteorologist
Nicephorus Patrikios -geometry University of Constantinople
Konstantinos Sikelos -mathematician
Leon Mathematikos -mathematician
Theodigios -astronomer and mathematician University of Constantinople
Theodore Geometris -mathematician
Theofilos Edessinos -astronomer
Stefanos Alexandrinos -mathematician and astronomer
George Pisidis -(6th-7th century) scholar, zoologist and astronomer
Timotheos Gaza -(6th-7th century)zoologist
Stephanos Vyzantios -(6th-7th century)geographer
Sotirichos -matematician
Dionysios Mikros -astronomer
Rhetorios Vyzantinos -astronomer
Leontios -emperor, astronomer, matematician and engineer
Theodore Prodromos
Eustathius of Thessalonica
Manuel Chrysoloras
Joannes Zonaras -historian
Saint Constantine-Cyril
Leo the Mathematician
Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople -Greek Philosophy.
Theodoros -taught Geometry at the University of Constantinople
Theodoghius -aught Astronomy at the University of Constantinople
Kometas -taught Greek Philology at the University of Constantinople