Plato’s associate Theaetetus
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Athenian citizen
Plato associate
ancient Greek mathematician
ancient Greek philosopher
historical person
Plato’s associate Theaetetus was a prominent Athenian mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational magnitudes and for being the central figure in Plato’s dialogue "Theaetetus."
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| instanceOf |
Athenian citizen
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Plato associate ⓘ ancient Greek mathematician ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Academy of Plato
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Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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geometry ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mathematical innovator in theory of irrationals
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philosophical interlocutor in Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| influenced |
Euclid
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later Greek mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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Theodorus of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being central character in Plato dialogue Theaetetus
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classification of incommensurable magnitudes ⓘ contributions to Greek geometry ⓘ work on irrational magnitudes ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork | theory of irrational lines ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | interlocutor of Socrates in Plato dialogue Theaetetus ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Theodorus of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Plato dialogue Theaetetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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