Pythagoras of Samos, c.560 BC - c.480 BC. Early Greek philosopher and mathematical thinker, founder of the religious Pythagorean Order, and of the broader Pythagorean school of thought. His teachings have come down to us only in fragmentary and secondhand form.
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- MacTutor History of Mathematics Biographical article featuring several pictures and assorted testimonia.
- The Wisdom of Pythagoras - Windsor Castle A series of tenets attributed to Pythagoras.
- Wikipedia: Pythagoras Biography and works of a mathematician and philosopher.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Pythagoras Article which discusses the cosmological and ethical teachings associated with Pythagoras.
- Myth - Pythagoras Review of Pythagoras' thoughts on cosmology and the myths. By Swedish author and historian of ideas Stefan Stenudd.