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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

    Jan 1, 2026 · 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 …

  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 …

  5. Who Was Pythagoras? - Classical Liberal Arts Academy

    Dec 11, 2025 · Among the earliest and most mysterious figures in the history of Western philosophy stands the Greek philosopher Pythagoras. Most commonly known to modern …

  6. Pythagoras (570 BC - 490 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History ...

    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 …

  7. Pythagorean Theorem - Math is Fun

    Pythagoras. Over 2000 years ago there was an amazing discovery about triangles: When a triangle has a right angle (90°) ...

  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 …

  9. Pythagoras - 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. He associated …

  10. 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 …