He was educated in Alexandria and possibly in Athens. He lived in 3rd century B.C..
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Eratosthenes earned the equivalent of a degree in Athens by studying with some of the greatest mathematicians in that time period
Eratosthenes' friend was Archimedes, he also works in Alexandria, Egypt.
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We know his father's name but not his mother. His father was Agloas.
he did not go to school