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Theophrastus (c. 372 - 278 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek philospher and a favorite student of Aristotle, who appointed him his successor as leader of the Lyceum. He espoused the basic principles of Aristotle’s philosophy, and continued to build on them.
May 21, 2018 · Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. THEOPHRASTUS (b. Eresus, Lesbos, ca. 371 b.c.;d. Athens, ca. 287 b.c.)botany, mineralogy, philosophy.Theophrastus was associated with Aristotle for more than two decades and succeeded him as head of what came to be known as the Peripatetic school.
Theophrastus looks at plant structure, reproduction and growth; the varieties of plant around the world; wood; wild and cultivated plants; and their uses. Book 9 in particular, on the medicinal uses of plants, is one of the first herbals, describing juices, gums and resins extracted from plants, and how to gather them.
Quick Reference. ( c. 372 bc–287 bc) Greek botanist and philosopher. Theophrastus, who was born at Eresus on Lesbos (now in Greece), attended the Academy at Athens as a pupil of Plato. After Plato's death he joined Aristotle and became his chief assistant when Aristotle founded the Lyceum at Athens.
Ancient logic - Theophrastus of Eresus: Aristotle’s successor as head of his school at Athens was Theophrastus of Eresus (c. 371–c. 286 bce). All Theophrastus’s logical writings are now lost, and much of what was said about his logical views by late ancient authors was attributed to both Theophrastus and his colleague Eudemus, so it is ...
Theophrastus ( / ˌθiː.əˈfræstəs /; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.
Theophrastus （ *Qeo/frastos), the Greek philosopher, was a native of Eresus in Lesbos. (Strabo xiii. p.618; D. L. 5.36, &c.) Before he left his native city the bent of his mind was directed towards philosophy by Leucippus or Alcippus, a man of whom we know nothing further.
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