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Theophrastus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A peripatetic philosopher, born in Lesbos; pupil, heir, and successor of Aristotle, and the great interpreter and expounder of his philosophy; was widely famous in his day; his writings were numerous, but only a few are extant, on plants, stars, and fire; d . 286 B.C.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Theophrastus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/theophrastus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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