Anaximander

Anaximander (;  Anaximandros; c. 610 – c. 546 BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus,"Anaximander" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 403. a city of Ionia. He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales. He succeeded him and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and Pythagoras amongst his pupils.Guthrie W.K.C. 1962. A history of Greek philosophy. Vol 1: the earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans. Cambridge.

Little of his life and work is known today. According to available historical documents, he is the first philosopher known to have written down his studies,Themistius, Oratio 36, § 317 although only one fragment of his work remains. Fragmentary testimonies found in documents after his death provide a portrait of the man.

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 Philoctete – Anaximandre: Fragments ((Grk icon)) 
 The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Anaximander 
 Extensive bibliography by Dirk Couprie

 Anaximander entry by John Burnet  contains fragments of Anaximander

Category:610 BC births
Category:546 BC deaths
Category:Presocratic philosophers