Who today does not know the theorem named after Pythagoras? But who knows about the life and work of this mathematician-philosopher? His legacy extends far beyond the theorem with a hundred proofs. Whether the Pythagorean school is spoken of with deference or the Pythagorean sect with suspicion, we cannot ignore what we owe to this thinker and his disciples.
Mathematicians in Pythagoras's school
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The Greek scholar's life is shrouded in mystery, since no written record of it survives from his lifetime; it was reconstructed only by later historians, such as Diogenes Laërtius and Iamblichus, in the 3rd century.
