Mathematician:Socrates

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Socrates (Greek: Σωκράτης, Sōkrátēs) was a Greek philosopher, a teacher of Plato.

Although no writings of his survive (if there ever were any), much of his philosophy has been documented in the works of Plato.

Executed by hemlock in $399$ BCE supposedly for the crime of corrupting the young.


Nationality

Greek


History

  • Born: c. 469 BCE, Athens, Greece
  • Died: 399 BCE, Athens, Greece


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