Pythagorus

Pythagoras was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician credited with founding Pythagoreanism, a secretive philosophical and religious brotherhood that emphasized the importance of numbers, mathematics, and the transmigration of souls. Born on the island of Samos, he later settled in Croton, Italy, where he established his school. His teachings, which integrated spiritual beliefs with mathematical principles like the Pythagorean theorem, profoundly influenced later philosophers like Plato and Aristotle and contributed to the development of Western philosophy.