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Name: Theophrastus
Birth Date: c. 371 B.C.
Death Date: 287 B.C.
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male

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Biography of Theophrastus
6,196 words, approx. 21 pages
Although Theophrastus was a prolific author, little of his work has survived to modern times, and he is too often remembered only for his treatises on botany or for his brief work Characters (circa 319 B.C.). In fact he also wrote on logic, rhetoric,...


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Theophrastus of Eresus Summary
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372?-287? B.C. Greek Scientist and Philosopher Theophrastus was a scientist and philosopher who made significant contributions to nearly every area of thought and science, and in particular the study of botany and ecology. Originally named Tyrtamus, he...
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Theophrastus (372/1–282/1 Bce) Summary
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Theophrastus(372/1–282/1 Bce) Born in Eresus on the Aegean island of Lesbos, Theophrastus moved to Athens, studying under Plato briefly and then Aristotle, soon becoming the latter's colleague. In 322/1 BCE he succeeded Aristotle as head...
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Theophrastus Information
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Theophrastus (Greek: <b>Θεόφραστος</b>; 370 — about 285 BC), a native of Eressos in Lesbos, was the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. All the biographical information we have of him was provided by Diogenes Laertius' Lives of...


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