Anaxagoras was born in 500 BC in Klazomenai [1]. He worked as a mathematician, philosopher, physicist, astronomer, and writer [2][1][3]. Anaxagoras' work spanned multiple fields, including astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy . He died in 428 BC in Lampsacus [1].
Key Facts
Field of work: astronomy[11], mathematics[12], philosophy[13]
Student: Metrodorus of Lampsacus[14], Empedocles[15], Carneades of Athens[16]
Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Encyclopedic Lexicon[26], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[27], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[28], Pauly–Wissowa[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Library of the World's Best Literature[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[33], Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[34], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[36]
Things named for Anaxagoras include he[41], an impact crater[42].
Why It Matters
Anaxagoras has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
He has been cited as an influence by Socrates[45], a philosopher[46], -0470–-0399[47], of Classical Athens[48], specialised in philosophy[49].
Entities named for him include he[41], an impact crater[42].
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