Thales of Miletus

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Thales of Miletus was an early Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer often regarded as the founder of Western philosophy and the first to seek natural explanations for phenomena.

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instanceOf Milesian philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
astronomer
mathematician
natural philosopher
person
pre-Socratic philosopher
associatedWith Seven Sages of Greece
attributedAchievement diverting the Halys River for military purposes
measuring the height of pyramids using shadows
predicting a solar eclipse in 585 BCE
attributedDiscovery Thales’ theorem in geometry
linked to: Thales’ theorem

inscribed angle theorem for a diameter
citizenship Miletus
countryOfOrigin Ionia
dateOfBirth circa 624 BCE
dateOfDeath circa 546 BCE
describedBySource Aristotle
Diogenes Laërtius
Herodotus
era Archaic Greece
pre-Socratic philosophy
ethnicGroup Greek
floruit 6th century BCE
givenName Thales
linked to: Thales of Miletus
influenced Anaximander
Anaximenes of Miletus
Aristotle
Heraclitus
Pythagoras
Western philosophy
influencedBy Babylonian astronomy
Egyptian mathematics
knownFor Thales’ theorem
early work in geometry
founder of Milesian school
founder of Western philosophy
prediction of a solar eclipse
seeking natural explanations for phenomena
water as arche
legacy considered the first philosopher in Western tradition
pioneer of scientific reasoning in Greece
mainInterest astronomy
cosmology
geometry
metaphysics
natural philosophy
memberOf Seven Sages of Greece
name Thales of Miletus
nativeLanguage Ancient Greek
notableIdea all things are full of gods
use of geometry to solve practical problems
use of rational explanation instead of myth
water is the fundamental principle (arche) of all things
occupation astronomer
engineer
mathematician
merchant
philosopher
statesman
partOf Milesian school
linked to: Ionian school
philosophicalSchool Milesian school
linked to: Ionian school
placeOfBirth Miletus
placeOfDeath Miletus
region Asia Minor
religion ancient Greek religion

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Presocratic philosophers includes Thales of Miletus
Ionia associatedWith Thales of Miletus
Miletus hasNotableCitizen Thales of Miletus
Miletus isBirthplaceOf Thales of Miletus
Thales Group namedAfter Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus name Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus givenName Thales
linked to: Thales of Miletus
Ionian school hasNotablePhilosopher Thales of Miletus
Ionian school foundedBy Thales of Miletus
Anaximenes of Miletus influencedBy Thales of Miletus
Anaximander educatedBy Thales of Miletus
Anaximander influencedBy Thales of Miletus
Thales Group namedAfter Thales of Miletus
subject linked to: Thales
Ionians producedPhilosopher Thales of Miletus
Seven Sages of Greece hasMember Thales of Miletus
Thales’ theorem namedAfter Thales of Miletus