This document provides biographical information about Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher born in 569 BC who made important contributions to astronomy, music, religion, mathematics and philosophy. It describes his life and influences, daily routine, places he lived, and his belief that mathematics could be used to predict and measure patterns in the universe. The document also notes his famous Pythagorean Theorem of a2 + b2 = c2.

2. Pythagoras of
Samos

4. Pythagoras
• Born: 569 B.C. (Samos, Ionian)
• Died: 475 B.C.
• Era: Ancient Philosophy
• Region: Western Philosophy
• Parents: Mnesarchus & Pythais

5. Pythagoras
• Contribution:
»Astronomy
»Music
»Religion
»Mathematics
»Philosophy

6. Pythagoras
• Philosophers that influenced Pythagoras:
»Pherekydes
»Thales
»Anaximander

7. Pythagoras
• Life routine:
– Wake up & have a nice breakfast
– Study
– Go to a reincarnation meeting
– Study
– Test triangles
– Sleep – but not for long

8. Pythagoras
• Places involved in Pythagoras life:
– Samos
– Egypt
– Babylon
– Crete
– Croton, Italy

9. Pythagoras
• Pythagoras believed that everything was
related to mathematics and that through
mathematics everything could be
predicted and measured in rhythmic
patterns or cycles. He placed astronomy
as one of the four mathematical arts, the
others being arithmetic, geometry and
music.

10. Pythagoras
a2+b2=c2
Pythagorean Theorem

11. Sources:
• http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/med/rel-
imo2.htm
• http://www.edu.pe.ca/kish/grassroots/math/pythagor.htm
• http://space.about.com/od/astronomerbiographies/a/pyth
agorasbio_2.htm
• http://www-groups.dcs.st-
and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Pythagoras.html

12. Prepared By:
Santos, Mercy Amor T.
BEED/Gen.Ed. III-A