Aristotle

            Aristotle was born in Stagirus on northern Greece.
            
             probably was born in Chalcidice or around that region. Aristotle's mother.
             came from Chalcis where her family owned property. Aristotle did a lot of.
             travelling with his father because doctors at the time made house calls.
             Nicomachus moved from to the neighboring state of Macedonia. He had so.
             much success there that he became the personal doctor of King Amyntas.
             III. Aristotle became good friends with Philip, the King's son. When.
             Aristotle was around ten his father died. His mother also died when he was.
             very young so he had to live with his uncle, Proxenus of Atarneus. .
             Proxenus taught Aristotle Greek, poetry and rhetoric. Rhetoric is.
             using words to persuade others. That built the foundation of his early.
             education which he used later in his life. In 367 BC Aristotle, age.
             seventeen, became a student at Plato's Academy in Athens. Plato's.
             Academy played a major role in influencing Aristotle's life. After being a.
             student, Aristotle became a teacher at the Academy and stayed there for.
             twenty years. At the end of Aristotle's twenty years at the Academy his.
             position became difficult because of political events so he quit. His.
             childhood friend, Philip, soon became King of Macedonia.
             Aristotle travelled from Macedonia to Athens. Aristotle met Hermias.
             of Atarneus. Aristotle acted as an ambassador for Philip and was treated like.
             one by Hermias. Aristotle married Pythias, Hermias's niece. They had one.
             child, a daughter named Pythias. Aristotle's wife died about 10 years after.
             their marriage. Later Aristotle became the leader of the group of.
             philosophers which Hermias had put together. Aristotle was interested in.
             anatomy and living things because his father gave him that interest when.
             he was younger. Aristotle did not marry again after the death of his wife but.
             had a son with Herpyllis. They named him Nicomachus. In 335 BC.
             Aristotle founded his own school in Athens. It covered a variety of subjects.