Theophrastus was born on 371 BC[1] in Eresos[2]. He died on 287 BC[3] in Athens[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], physicist[6], philosopher[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,255 views/month, #6,764 of 1,000,298).[9]
Student: Strato of Lampsacus[14], Bion of Borysthenes[15], Chamaeleon[16], Neleus of Scepsis[17], Timagoras of Gela[18], Praxiphanes[19], Menander[20], Demetrius of Phalerum[21], Metrocles[22], Demotimus[23]
Notable work: History of Plants[24], On the causes of plants[25], Characters[26], De sensu[27], Metaphysics[28], Callisthenes, or On Pain[29], On Wealth[30], Περὶ νόμων (Peri nomon)[31]
Things named for Theophrastus include he[39] and theophrastite[40].
Why It Matters
Theophrastus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
He has been cited as an influence by Strato of Lampsacus[43], a philosopher[44], -0335–-0269[45], specialised in natural philosophy[46].
He is credited with the discovery of message in a bottle[47]. Works attributed to him include History of Plants[48], a literary work[49]; Characters[50], a written work[51]; On Colors[52], a written work[53], written by Pseudo-Aristotle[54]; and On the causes of plants[55], a literary work[56]. Entities named for him include he[39] and theophrastite[40].
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