Crantor
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Crantor of Soli (, gen.: Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and member of the Old Academy who was the first philosopher to write commentaries on the works of Plato.
Key facts
- Philosopher.name
- Crantor of Soli
- Philosopher.birth_date
- Mid 4th century BC
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Soli
- Philosopher.death_place
- Athens
- Philosopher.notable_works
- On Grief
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient philosophy
- Philosopher.region
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Old Academy
- Philosopher.institutions
- Platonic Academy
- Philosopher.notable_students
- Arcesilaus
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Ethics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Soli
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Crates of Athens
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- Platonism
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of death
- 0275-00-00
- date of birth
- 0344-00-00
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- cause of death
- edema
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Κράντωρ
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Life
- Writings
- ''On Grief''
- ''Commentaries on Plato''
- Notes
- References
- Ancient testimony
- Modern scholarship
Crantor of Soli (, gen.: Κράντορος; died 276/5 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and member of the Old Academy who was the first philosopher to write commentaries on the works of Plato.
==Life== Crantor was probably born around the middle of the 4th century BC, at Soli in Cilicia (modern-day Turkey). He moved from Cilicia to Athens in order to study philosophy, where he became a pupil of Xenocrates and a friend of Polemon, and one of the most distinguished supporters of the philosophy of the older Academy. As Xenocrates died 314/3 BC, Crantor must have come to Athens prior to that year, although the date of his birth is not known. He died before both Polemon and Crates, who succeeded Polemon as scholarch. Dropsy was the cause of his death. He left his fortune, which amounted to twelve talents, to Arcesilaus, who had been his pupil and who later succeeded Crates as scholarch of the Academy.
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