Menander

Menander (/məˈnændər/; Greek: Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist. He is the best-known of Athenian "New Comedy".^[1]

Menander
Bust of Menander. Roman copy of the Imperial era after a Greek original
Born	342/41 BC Athens
Died	c. 290 BC
Education	Student of Theophrastus at the Lyceum
Genre	New Comedy
Notable works	Dyskolos Samia

He wrote 108 comedies.^[2] He took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times.^[3] His record at the Dionysia is unknown.

Although he was one of the most popular writers of antiquity, his work was lost during the Middle Ages. It is known now in fragments, many of which were discovered in the 20th century. Only one play, Dyskolos, has survived almost entirely.