Full Name

Pythagoras of Samos

Date of Birth

Circa 570 BCE

Place of Birth

Samos, Ionia, Greece

Date of Death

Circa 495-490 BCE

Place of Death

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

Education

Not specifically documented, but known to have traveled to Egypt and Babylon, possibly studying with the priests and learning mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy.

Spouses Names

Possibly Theano (disputed)

Children Names

Possibly had a daughter named Damo and a son named Telauges (disputed)

Parents Names

Pythais (mother), Mnesarchus (father)

Known Affiliates Names

Pherekydes (philosophy teacher) Thales (mathematics and astronomy teacher) Anaximander (philosophy and geometry teacher)

Affiliated Organizations’ Names

Founder of the Pythagorean brotherhood