Home›Philosophers and Scholars›All Philosophers and ScholarsBrowse ByAll Philosophers and ScholarsReference and ClassificationVerifiedPhilosophers, mathematicians, physicians, historians and polymaths of the pre-modern and early modern world whose primary historical significance is a body of scholarly or intellectual work, from an era before science, mathematics and philosophy separated into the specialized modern disciplines this atlas's sibling atlases now track. Belongs here: classical and medieval philosophers, mathematicians and scientific writers, and general intellectual figures whose ideas define their historical importance. Does not belong here: modern-era professional scientists, whose domain facets belong on Science Atlas via a same-as link per this atlas's own seam convention, or religious founders and mystics whose primary work was devotional, grouped under Religious and Spiritual Leaders.FactsAll Philosophers and ScholarsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested550 BCE 1All Philosophers and ScholarsFilter Results21 entriesRoleAllAndalusian polymath and jurist (1)Astronomer, mathematician, inventor and statesman (1)Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period (1)Inventor of movable type printing (1)Mathematician and astronomer (1)Mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor (1)Persian Islamic scholar, jurist, philosopher and theologian (1)EraAllClassical Antiquity (7)The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World (1)The Early Modern Period (1)The Islamic Golden Age (1)The Post-Classical and Medieval Period (9)The Renaissance (1)The Song Golden Age (1)Lived Era (Birth to Death)All-287 to -212 (1)-551 to -479 (1)1058 to 1111 (1)1077 to 1157 (1)1126 to 1198 (1)1130 to 1200 (1)1398 to 1468 (1)1472 to 1529 (1)150 to 250 (1)476 to 550 (1)78 to 139 (1)780 to 850 (1)864 to 925 (1)972 to 1051 (1)980 to 1037 (1)BirthplaceAllCordoba (1)Khwarazm (1)Ray (near modern Rey, Iran) (1)Sriperumbudur, Chola Empire (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) (1)Syracuse, Sicily (1)Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, Ming dynasty China (1)GenderAllFemale (1)Male (20)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21Al-GhazaliPhilosophers and ScholarsAl-KhwarizmiPhilosophers and ScholarsArchimedesPhilosophers and ScholarsAryabhataPhilosophers and ScholarsBi ShengPhilosophers and ScholarsConfuciusPhilosophers and ScholarsEuclidPhilosophers and ScholarsHypatiaPhilosophers and ScholarsIbn KhaldunPhilosophers and ScholarsIbn RushdPhilosophers and ScholarsIbn SinaPhilosophers and ScholarsImhotepPhilosophers and ScholarsJohannes GutenbergPhilosophers and ScholarsLaoziPhilosophers and ScholarsMuhammad ibn Zakariya al-RaziPhilosophers and ScholarsNagarjunaPhilosophers and ScholarsNiccolò MachiavelliPhilosophers and ScholarsRamanujaPhilosophers and ScholarsWang YangmingPhilosophers and ScholarsZhang HengPhilosophers and ScholarsZhu XiPhilosophers and ScholarsSources1. Wikipedia: Philosophytier 2WikipediaPhilosophy, lead section, origin sentenceQuote, Philosophy, lead section, origin sentenceWestern philosophy originated in Ancient Greece in the 6th century BCE with the pre-Socratic philosophers, such as Thales of Miletus (c. 626 - c. 545 BCE).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.