Hippodamos of Miletos

Hippodamos of Miletos (498 BCE – 408 BCE) was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and philosopher.
Among his many accomplishments, Hippodamos is considered "the father of European urban planning" due to his work to improve Athens, creating a grid plan of the city with parallel streets and rectangular intersections.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Sites: Street Cleaning
The agora at the Port of Piraeus was called the "Hippodamian agora" in his honor.Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Piraeus
==Appearances==
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==References==
Category:498 BCE births
Category:408 BCE deaths
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Category:Greeks
Category:Milesians
Category:Ethnic Greeks
Category:Architects