Original sentence: 168 AD), known in English as Ptolemy, was a Greek or Egyptian mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who flourished in Alexandria, Roman Egypt.He was often known in later Arabic sources as "the Upper Egyptian", suggesting that he may have had origins in southern Egypt.Some scholars have assumed that Ptolemy may have been a Hellenized Egyptian.Though considered a member of Alexandria's Greek society, Ptolemy's biographical details were never recorded
Edited sentence: 168 AD), known in English as Ptolemy, was a Greek mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who flourished in Alexandria, Roman Egypt.It has been assumed by a minority of scholars that Ptolemy may have been a Hellenized Egyptian, though others are unclear.Ptolemy was often known in later Arabic sources as "the Upper Egyptian", suggesting that he may have originated from southern Egypt.Though a member of Alexandria's Greek society, Ptolemy's biographical details were never recorded