Socrates, (born c.

470 BCE, Athens [Greece]—died 399 BCE, Athens), ancient

Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a
profound influence on Western philosophy.

 Occupation: Philosopher and Mathematician

 Born: 427 BC in Athens, Greece
 Died: 347 BC in Athens, Greece
 Best known for: Greek philosopher who helped form the foundation of Western
philosophy and founded the Academy in Athens.

Aristotle, Greek Aristoteles, (born 384 BCE, Stagira, Chalcidice, Greece—

died 322, Chalcis, Euboea), ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, one of the
greatest intellectual figures of Western history.
Confucius, Pinyin romanization Kongfuzi or Kongzi, Wade-Giles K’ung-
fu-tzu or K’ung-tzu, original name Kongqiu, literary name Zhongni,
(born 551, Qufu, state of Lu [now in Shandong province, China]—died 479 BCE,
Lu), China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose
ideas have profoundly influenced the civilizations of China and other East
Asian countries.
Laozi, also rendered as Lao Tzu, or Lao-Tze, proper name Li Er, courtesy name Boyang, was
an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the
founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese
religions. Wikipedia
Born: 571 BC, Chu
Died: Qin
Nationality: Chinese
Philosophical era: Taoism, Ancient philosophy
Children: Li Zong
Parents: Li Jing

John Amos Comenius, Czech Jan Ámos Komenský, (born March 28,

1592, Nivnice, Moravia, Habsburg domain [now in Czech Republic]—died
November 14, 1670, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
 John Locke, (born August 29, 1632, Wrington, Somerset, England—died
October 28, 1704, High Laver, Essex),
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (born June 28, 1712, Geneva, Switzerland—died July 2, 1778,
Ermenonville, France), Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose
treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic
generation.