Hippocrates was born about 410 BC in Chios, Greece and died about 410 BC. He was a Greek merchant turned geometer who compiled the first known work on the elements of geometry. ... Young, she states that "Hippocrates is believed to have been greatly influenced by the Pythagorean School of Mathematics, named after the famous Greek mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras. ... He wrote the first mathematical textbook, called the Elements of Geometry. ... While very little is known about his life, he made major contributions to mathematics and his reputation as an excellent geometer who i...

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He founded the Pythagorean brotherhood, a group of his followers whose beliefs and ideas were rediscovered during the Renaissance and contributed to the development of mathematics and Western rational philosophy. ... He settled in Crotona, a Greek colony in southern Italy, about 530 BC. ... He went to Metapontum, a Greek city in southern Italy. ... His Pythagorean brotherhood's beliefs and ideas were rediscovered during the Renaissance and contributed to the development of mathematics and Western rational philosophy. ... He was a very important figure in the development of mathematics....

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Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and is often described as the first pure mathematician. ... He was a Greek philosopher who made an imperative expansion in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. ... Thales was a very old man who shared his will and his knowledge to Pythagoras; he is often credited for getting Pythagoras interested in mathematics and astronomy. ... He was the first Greek to realize that the morning star and evening star were both the planet Venus. ...

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