Archimedes was considered a mathematician.
Archimedes . Archimedes of Syracuse ( [ ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz ] Ἀρχιμήδης ) was a Greek mathematician , physicist , engineer , inventor , and astronomer . He was also one of the first to apply mathematics to physical phenomena , founding hydrostatics and statics , including an explanation of the principle of the lever . Unlike his inventions , the mathematical writings of Archimedes were little known in antiquity .