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Also known as Archytas of Tarentum

ریاضی‌دان، ستاره‌شناس، و سیاست‌مدار در یونان باستان

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Archytas was a male human born in 430 BCE in Taras, where he also died in 345 BCE. He was a mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and musicologist who worked in the fields of mathematics and music. His native name was Ἀρχύτας ὁ Ταραντίνος, and he wrote in Ancient Greek. He was associated with the movements of Pythagoreanism and Pre-Socratic philosophy.

He was a student of Philolaus and taught Eudoxus of Cnidus. Plato was a significant person in his life. His work has been described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
164
Total plays
504

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Key facts

Philosopher.region
Western philosophy
Philosopher.era
Classical Greek philosophy
Philosopher.image
Archytas of Taras.jpg
Philosopher.caption
Bust from Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, once identified as Archytas, now thought to be Pythagoras
Philosopher.name
Archytas
Philosopher.birth_date
435/410 BC
Philosopher.birth_place
Tarentum, Magna Graecia
Philosopher.death_date
360/350 BC
Philosopher.school_tradition
Pythagoreanism
Philosopher.notable_ideas
Doubling the cubeInfinite universe

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Taras
Place of death
Taras
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Student of
Philolaus
Field of work
music
Image
Archytas of Taras.jpg
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Commons category
Archytas of Tarentum
date of birth
0430-00-00
date of death
0345-00-00
name in native language
Ἀρχύτας ὁ Ταραντίνος
writing language
Ancient Greek
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
birth name
Ἀρχύτας
significant person
Plato
significant place
Taras
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