The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Plato (428/427 or 424/423 BC - 348/347 BC)

A philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-5115?rskey=UpZLbr&result=17 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Relevant locations: Birth place in Athens, Attica
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