Pythagoras was a mathematician and philosopher from ancient Greece. He was born on the Greek island of Samos in the 570th century B.C. Pythagoras was often regarded as the originator of the Pythagorean movement. Many of his works were preserved in writing form centuries after his death. As a result, there had been little credible information obtained on that front.

He was born in 570 century B.C in the island of Samos. Pythagoras travelled to Greece and Egypt before moving to Croton where he established his school. He made contributions to the field of science and mathematics. He is recognized for presenting the noteworthy Pythagorean theorem. The account of his mathematical and philosophy career is tentative. Hence, the historians shared doubts about his true contributions to mathematics and philosophy. It is speculated that much of his notable works was actually accomplished by his successors and contemporaries. Pythagoras was the first one to refer himself as a philosopher and his ideas left a profound impact on Plato and helped shape the Western philosophy.