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Theophrastus (c. 371 BC - c. 287 BC)
Greek philosopher and Aristotle's successor as head of the Lyceum. Sometimes called the father of botany, though "his botanical writings were largely lost for about fifteen hundred years and only rediscovered when others finally, independently, were beginning to catch up with him" (Isely 8). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-6373?rskey=OtMZhg&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophrastus Other Links: https://www.tcd.ie/Botany/tercentenary/origins/theophrastus.php - Roles: Authority - ancientPeople linked to person: Theophrastus was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)
Theophrastus was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Ptolemy I Soter (c. 367 BC-c. 283 BC)