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NICANOR
, See also:Greek grammarian, son of Hermeias of See also:Alexandria (or See also:Hierapolis), lived during the reign of See also:Hadrian
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He chiefly devoted himself to the study of See also:punctuation and the difference of meaning caused by it
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Hence he was nicknamed " the Punctuator " (3 vreyµartas)
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He is known to have written on the punctuation of See also:Homer and See also:Callimachus
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He was possibly the author of a See also:work Hepl Me-rovoµaviwv (On the See also:Change of Names of Places), of which some fragments are preserved in C
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