Pythagoras Biography Mathematics

The father of Pythagoras was Mnesarch, a cutter on precious stones. The name of the mother of Pythagoras is unknown. According to many ancient evidence, the born boy was fabulously beautiful, and soon showed his outstanding abilities. Among the teachers of the young Pythagoras, tradition calls the names of the elder Germodamant and Ferekid Sisossky, although there is no firm belief that it was Hermodamant and Ferecid that were the first teachers of Pythagoras.

For whole days, the young Pythagoras spent at the feet of the old man Germodamant, listening to the melodies of Kifara and Homer hexameters. Pythagoras has preserved the passion for the music and poetry of the great Homer for life. And, being recognized as a sage, surrounded by a crowd of students, Pythagoras began the day with singing one of Homer's songs. Ferekid was a philosopher and was considered the founder of the Italian school of philosophy.

Thus, if Hermodamant introduced young Pythagoras into the circle of muses, then Ferecid turned his mind to the logo. Ferecid sent Pythagoras to nature and in it alone advised to see his first and main teacher. But be that as it may, the restless imagination of young Pythagoras very soon became closely on a little Samos, and he goes to Miletus, where he meets another scientist - Thales.

Thales advises him to go for knowledge to Egypt, which Pythagoras did. In the city of Pythagoras, he arrived in the Navkratis - a Samo -Russian colony, where someone had to find shelter and food. Having studied the language and religion of the Egyptians, he leaves for Memphis. Despite the letter of recommendation, the pharaoh’s letter, the cunning priests were in no hurry to reveal their secrets to Pythagoras, offering him difficult trials.

But drawn by a thirst for knowledge, Pythagoras overcame them all, although according to the excavations of the Egyptian priests, he could not teach him much, since at that time the Egyptian geometry was a purely applied science that satisfied the need for that time in the account and to measure land plots. Therefore, having learned everything that the priests gave him, he, having run away from them, moved to his homeland in Hellas.

However, having made part of the path, Pythagoras decides on a land trip, during which he was captured by the Cambiz, King Babylon, heading home. Do not dramatize the life of Pythagoras in Babylon, since the great ruler of Cyrus was tolerant of all captives. The Babylonian mathematics was undoubtedly a more developed example of this can serve as a positional system of calculus than the Egyptian one, and Pythagoras to learn something.

But in the city of Cyrus he moved on a campaign against tribes in Central Asia. And, using the commotion in the city, Pythagoras fled to his homeland. And on Samos at that time the tyrant polycrates reigned. Of course, Pythagoras did not suit the life of the court floor of a slave, and he retired to the caves in the vicinity of Samos. After several months of claims from Polycrates, Pythagoras moves to Kroton.

In Croton, Pythagoras established something like a religious-ethical brotherhood or a secret monastic order "Pythagoreans", whose members were obliged to lead the so-called Pythagorean way of life. It was both a religious union, a political club, and a scientific society. I must say that some of the principles preached by Pythagoras are worthy of imitation now. 20 years have passed.

The glory of brotherhood spread around the world.

Once, Kilon, a rich man, but evil, wanting to join the brotherhood. Having received a refusal, Kilon begins the fight against Pythagoras, taking advantage of the arson of his house. In a fire, the Pythagoreans saved the life of their teacher at the cost of his, after which the Pythagoras sharpened and soon committed suicide.