[Page 132] Pythagoras, son of Mnesarchos, a native of Samos, left his fatherland to escape the tyranny of Polykrates (533/2 or 529/8 B.C.). He made his home for many years in Kroton in southern...

Pythagoras (about 569 BC-about 475 BC) ... Pythagoras of Samos ... Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music.

Originally from Samos, Pythagoras founded at Kroton (in southern Italy) a society which was at once a religious community and a scientific school.

Pythagoras also investigated the ratios of lengths corresponding to musical harmonies, undertook studies in number theory, and developed methods of geometric proof.

The TEN PRINCIPLES of PYTHAGORAS ... born Samos 570 - 490 bc, moved from the tyrany of Polycrates (538) to Croton, Southern Italy.

Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495): almost legendary Greek philosopher. ... Like his older contemporary Thales of Miletus, Pythagoras of Samos was looking for a first cause, but their approach

A biography of Pythagoras of Samos Greek philosopher mathematician. His Theorem. The Pythagoreans ... Pythagoras of Samos an outline biography

Pythagoras, one of the most famous and controversial ancient Greek philosophers, lived from ca. 570 to ca. 490 BCE. He spent his early years on the island of Samos, off the coast of modern Turkey.

Pythagoras, a son of Mnesarchos and Pythais, was born in Milet on the Island of Samos about 569-570 B.C. His teacher was Pherecydes (according to Diogenes Laertius), and Pythagoras studied thanks...

His youth, Pythagoras spent in Samos but accompanied his father in many journeys; probably the youngster, who also visited Italy, was taught by the Chaldaeans and the learned men of Syria.