Archimedes, Greek mathematician and physicist; c. 285-212 BC. Death of Archimedes. (A Roman warrior stabbing Archimedes, who is drawing Geometric figures, during the conquest of Syracuse). Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593-1650). From: J.L.Gottfried, Historische Chronica, Frankfurt a. M., 1630, P. 219. Berlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte.