Thales of Miletus
We
celebrate Fathers Day in June. We do not know the exact date of
Thales' birth, but we are certain that historians name him as the
Father of Geometry, Father of Deductive Geometry, Father of Greek
Mathematics or even Father of Mathematics. Thus, we honor Thales
in June.
Born: ca. 624 BC in Asia Minor (now Turkey)
Died: ca. 547 BC in Asia Minor (now Turkey)
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Thales, Sixth century BC
Artistotle,
Plutarch, Proclus and a large number of other major figures have
written legends and/or possibly myths associated with
Thales. These stories enrich any history or math class.