Anaximander
Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 610 – c. 546 BC)
Summary
Anaximander was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school, where he counted Anaximenes and, arguably, Pythagoras amongst his pupils.
Originally created by Alan Millar
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no, it's a normal part of his biography
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rv, that is a misuse of the cited source, and you can't [[WP:OR|insert your own opinions]] in live articles. If the point is considered significant by historians of science, then it should be made separately and reliably sourced to page
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