'''Pythagoras''' lived approximately from 582 to 507 BC. He was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]], for whom the [[Pythagorean Theorem]] is named. Pythagoras was one of the [[Presocratic Philosophy|Presocratic Philosophers]]. He was also an [[astronomer]] and a [[musician]]. Pythagoras believed in the [[reincarnation]] of human souls as animals, and consequently kept a strictly [[vegetarian]] diet. | '''Pythagoras''' lived approximately from 582 to 507 BC. He was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]], for whom the [[Pythagorean Theorem]] is named. Pythagoras was one of the [[Presocratic Philosophy|Presocratic Philosophers]]. He was also an [[astronomer]] and a [[musician]]. Pythagoras believed in the [[reincarnation]] of human souls as animals, and consequently kept a strictly [[vegetarian]] diet. |