PYTHAGORAS

PYTHAGORAS'S LIFESPAN

• Pythagoras lived from about 570 to 495 BC
• He lived for around 75 years.

PYTHAGORAS BIRTH

• Pythagoras was born in Samos, Ionia (St. Andrews)
• Believed to be born to Mnesarchus and Pythais, with about three brothers (Open math Reference)

FAMILY

• He is believed to have married a woman named Theano, having two children. ( Open Math Reference )

EDUCATION

• It's said that he was influenced by Thales, a Greek mathematician
• It's also believed that he was influenced by Anaximander, a Greek philosopher.
• (Open math reference and St. Andrews)

OCCUPATIONS

• Pythagoras was believed to not have any occupation, other than spreading his teachings.
• ( Open Math Reference )

CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATH

• Developed the Pythagorean Theorem, where the hypotenuse squared is equal to the
• squares of the lengths of sides on a right angle, in right triangles only. (A2+B2=C2) (Pythagorean Theorem)
• Constructed basics of Geometrical Algebra. (St. Andrews)
• Discovered three of five basic geometric figures, knowing how to construct them. (St. Andrews)

INTERESTING EVENTS WITHIN HIS LIFESPAN

• Pythagoras once went to Egypt, and spent a few good years there until the Persian army invaded Egypt
• where he was taken prisoner. (St. Andrews).
• Pythagoras is credited with building two schools, one in Samos, Greece, and one in Croatia, Italy. (Open Math Reference)

IMPORTANT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN HIS LIFE

• Beginning of first Persian war.
• Rome becomes a republic
• Greece reforms it's democracy (Ehistory)

WORKS CITED

• "EHistory at OSU | Timelines." EHistory at OSU | Timelines. Ohio State University, 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. .
• Pythagoras' Theorem." Pythagoras Theorem. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2013. .
• "Pythagoras of Samos." Pythagoras Biography. University of St. Andrews, Jan. 1999. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.
• "Biography of Pythagoras." Math Open Reference. Math Open Reference, 2009. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. .