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Theano ( / θiˈænoʊ /; Greek: Θεανώ) was a 6th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher. She has been called the wife or student of Pythagoras, although others see her as the wife of Brontinus. Her place of birth and the identity of her father is uncertain as well.
May 26, 2016 · One of them was Theano, the wife of the famous Pythagoras. Researchers still cannot pinpoint what her role was in Pythagoras’ research. The famed mathematician and philosopher is known for his great theories, but did he accomplish his work on his own, or did Theano have a part to play in his discoveries as well?
- Natalia Klimczak
Jun 18, 2023 · Theano of Crotone, an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician in her own right, is often referred to as the wife of Pythagoras. Many experts believe Theano, who lived in the 6th century BC, to be the first known woman mathematician, although some argue that she may actually be a composite figure of two separate women mathematicians.
Theano (born c. 546 B.C.), the wife of the Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, ran the Pythagorean school in southern Italy in the late sixth century B.C. following her husband's death. She is credited with having written treatises on mathematics, physics, medicine, and child psychology.
Diogenes Laertius mentions Theano as Pythagoras’s wife. “Pythagoras had a wife, Theano by name, daughter of Brontinus of Croton, although some call her Brontinus’s wife and Pythagoras’s pupil.” Iamblichus mentions her twice. In one passage, he calls her Pythagoras’s wife.
According to Porphyry, Pythagoras married Theano, a lady of Crete and the daughter of Pythenax and had several children with her. Porphyry writes that Pythagoras had two sons named Telauges and Arignote, and a daughter named Myia, who "took precedence among the maidens in Croton and, when a wife, among married women."
6th-century BC. Main achievements: Works on the theorems of the Golden Mean and the Golden Rectangle. Theano of Crotone is the name given to perhaps two Pythagorean philosophers. She has been called the pupil, daughter and wife of Pythagoras, although others made her the wife of Brontinus.
