Pythagoras of Samos was an intellectual human being that discovered many things in different fields of study such as Astronomy, mathematics, and music. He was born in 570 B.C.E. in Samos, Greece and is considered to be the first true mathematician. He died at the age of 75 in 495 BC and his legacy lives on due to his remarkable work in multiple fields. His father Mnesarchus was a merchant from Tyre and his mother Pythais was a native of Samos. He spent much of his childhood travelling around with his father and this is how he got an interest in education. His father was a hero on the island of Samos due to his corn contributions during a time of famine. Pythagoras was influenced by many poets of ancient Greece including Homer and many more.
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During his life he moved to Egypt to pursue a greater education and came out being specialized in Geometry and mathematics. He got an education from the Phoenicians in arithmetic, Chaldeans taught him astronomy, and lastly he was taught religious values from the Magians. While living in Egypt, Persia invaded and took him as a prisoner back to Persia and after gaining his freedom he left to Crete, Italy to study System of Laws. Very few historical relics and accounts have Pythagoras mentioned or shown due to his code of secrecy that have made his information very hard to find and obtain. Due to his code of secrecy not many people know exact information about him such as his death and birth. Historians know that he liked math and science but of all the records we have of him he was also was a strong follower of religion. He helped spread the religious values that he was taught in Egypt to Italy where he created schools to teach more people of Egyptian values and religion. Many people don't know where his body lies but there are many speculations about it and most show that he had died at the age of
During his life he moved to Egypt to pursue a greater education and came out being specialized in Geometry and mathematics. He got an education from the Phoenicians in arithmetic, Chaldeans taught him astronomy, and lastly he was taught religious values from the Magians. While living in Egypt, Persia invaded and took him as a prisoner back to Persia and after gaining his freedom he left to Crete, Italy to study System of Laws. Very few historical relics and accounts have Pythagoras mentioned or shown due to his code of secrecy that have made his information very hard to find and obtain. Due to his code of secrecy not many people know exact information about him such as his death and birth. Historians know that he liked math and science but of all the records we have of him he was also was a strong follower of religion. He helped spread the religious values that he was taught in Egypt to Italy where he created schools to teach more people of Egyptian values and religion. Many people don't know where his body lies but there are many speculations about it and most show that he had died at the age of