Aristotle

Aristotle^[1] (Stagira, Macedonia,^[2] 384 BC – Chalicis, Euboea, Greece, 7 March 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher. He was one of the most important philosophers in the history of Western civilization.^[3] Aristotle wrote many books, and some of those books survive. Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great when Alexander was a child.

1. ↑ Greek: Αριστοτέλης Aristotelēs
2. ↑ Stagira was a Greek colony (city) which was perhaps in Thrace at the time of his birth, or in Macedonia. In any event, Thrace was later conquered by the Macedonians. The site is now in the area of Greece known as Chalkidiki. [1] The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
3. ↑ Guthrie W.K.C. 1981. A history of Greek philosophy. vol VII: Aristotle: an encounter. Cambridge.