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  1. Pythagoras - Wikipedia

    His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, Western philosophy.

  2. Pythagoras | Biography, Philosophy, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 7, 2025 · Pythagoras, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the Pythagorean brotherhood.

  3. Pythagoras - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Feb 23, 2005 · The popular modern image of Pythagoras is that of a master mathematician and scientist. The early evidence shows, however, that, while Pythagoras was famous in his own day and …

  4. Pythagoras - World History Encyclopedia

    May 23, 2019 · Pythagoras is best known in the modern day for the Pythagorean Theorem, a mathematical formula which states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to …

  5. Pythagoras - 490 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the …

  6. Who Was Pythagoras? - Classical Liberal Arts Academy

    Dec 11, 2025 · Pythagoras and the Birth of Philosophy Pythagoras lived at the dawn of Greek philosophy, alongside other pre-Socratic thinkers such as Thales and Heraclitus. But unlike many of …

  7. Pythagoras’ Philosophy Explained: Life, Knowledge, Ethics, and ...

    Explore Pythagoras' philosophy in simple terms with examples. Learn about his views on knowledge, reality, ethics, the soul’s immortality, mathematical truths, and the path to meaning and happiness …

  8. Pythagoras - History And Culture

    Nov 24, 2024 · Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570–495 BCE) was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious teacher whose ideas profoundly influenced Western philosophy, science, and mysticism.

  9. Pythagoras: Life, work and achievements - Live Science

    Mar 23, 2022 · Born in Samos in around 570 B.C, Pythagoras is commonly said to be the first pure mathematician who proposed that everything is a number. Although he is most famous for his …

  10. Pythagoras Facts & Biography | Famous Mathematicians

    Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician known for formulating the Pythagorean Theorem. He was also a philosopher who taught that numbers were the essence of all things.