Imhotep: The First Known Architect, Pyramid Builder, Astronomer and Engineer in Ancient history
by Ivan
Imhotep was an Egyptian scholar who deserves to be considered a historical archetype of a polymath; wise, doctor, astronomer, and the first architect known in history (ca. 2690 – 2610 BC). High Priest of Heliopolis, vizier of Pharaoh Djoser, and the man who designed the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, during the Third Dynasty.
Imhotep’s name can be translated to: “he who comes in peace.â€
Not only was Imhotep a doctor, but he was also an architect and an astronomer: this indicates that he had the operative knowledge of arithmetic’s and geometry necessary to handle those disciplines.
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