Philosopher aristotle biography for kids

Aristotle (Stagira, Macedonia, 384 BC – Chalicis, Euboea, Greece, 7 March 322 BC) was a Greekphilosopher.

He was one of the most important philosophers in the history of Western civilization. It is said that Aristotle wrote many books, but only a much smaller number survive. Aristotle was the boyhood tutor of Alexander the Great, who later sent him plants and animals from parts of his new empire.

Life

Aristotle's father, Nicomachus, was a soldier of King Amyntas of Macedonia.

Philosopher aristotle biography for kids pdf

From his eighteenth to his thirty-seventh year, Aristotle lived in Athens, as a metic and student of Plato.

At about the age of eighteen, he went to Athens to continue his education at Plato's Academy. Aristotle remained at the academy for nearly twenty years, not leaving until after Plato's death in 347 BC.

He then traveled with Xenocrates to Asia Minor. While in Asia, Aristotle traveled with Theophrastus to the island of Lesbos, where they researched the botany and zoology o