Mathematician, a native of Athens, pupil of Theodorus [2] of Cyrene and later a member of Plato's Academy (Akadḗmeia). In Plato's [1] dialogue named after him, T. appears (together with the aged Theodorus [2]) as about fifteen years old in 399 BC; he was therefore born c. 414. Plato describes him as gentle, courageous and quick to appre…
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Folkerts, Menso (Munich) and
Albiani, Maria Grazia (Bologna),
“Theaetetus”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
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