Theophrastus

Theophrastus was an ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist. A native of Eresos in Lesbos, he was Aristotle's close colleague and successor as head of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy in Athens.

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Who was born first?

• Theophrastus was born 1 year after Mencius
• Theophrastus was born 2 years before Yang Zhu
• Theophrastus was born 2 years before Zhuang Zhou
• Theophrastus was born 4 years after Chanakya
• Theophrastus was born 6 years before Crates of Thebes

Timeline

1. Chanakya375–283 BC
2. Menciuscirca 372 BC – circa 289 BC
3. Theophrastus (this page)circa 371 BC – 287 BC
4. Yang Zhu369–318 BC
5. Zhuang Zhoucirca 369 BC – circa 288 BC
6. Crates of Thebescirca 365 BC – circa 285 BC

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