Xenocrates

Xenocrates of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements.

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Who was born first?

• Xenocrates was born 11 years before Heraclides Ponticus
• Xenocrates was born 11 years after Speusippus
• Xenocrates was born 12 years after Eudoxus of Cnidus
• Xenocrates was born 16 years before Menaechmus
• Xenocrates was born 21 years after Theaetetus

Timeline

1. Theaetetuscirca 417 BC – circa 369 BC
2. Eudoxus of Cniduscirca 408 BC – circa 355 BC
3. Speusippus407–339 BC
4. Xenocrates (this page)396–314 BC
5. Heraclides Ponticus385 BC – circa 322 BC
6. Menaechmuscirca 380 BC – circa 320 BC

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