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	He was born ''c.''372BCE, in Lesbos. His original name was ''Tyrtanus'': it is said to have been [[Aristotle]] who renamed him, and he became a member of Aristotle's school, and his successor as head of the Peripaetetic School after Aristotle's death, becoming guardian to his children, and his literary executor. He died in 287BCE, and the [[Athens\|Athenians]] gave him a lavish public funeral.		He was born ''c.''372BCE, in Lesbos. His original name was ''Tyrtanus'': it is said to have been [[Aristotle]] who renamed him, and he became a member of Aristotle's school, and his successor as head of the Peripaetetic School after Aristotle's death, becoming guardian to his children, and his literary executor. He died in 287BCE, and the [[Athens\|Athenians]] gave him a lavish public funeral.

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	'''Theophrast''' or '''Theophrastus''' was a [[Greece\|Greek]] philosopher who ''inter alia'' wrote two treatises upon botanical topics: ''On the History of ~~Platns~~'' and ''On the Causes of Plants''. These texts continued to be influential throughout [[ period]].		'''Theophrast''' or '''Theophrastus''' was a [[Greece\|Greek]] philosopher who ''inter alia'' wrote two treatises upon botanical topics: ''On the History of Plants'' and ''On the Causes of Plants''. These texts continued to be influential throughout [[ period]].

	He was born ''c.''372BCE, in Lesbos. His original name was ''Tyrtanus'': it is said to have been [[Aristotle]] who renamed him, and he became a member of Aristotle's school, and his successor as head of the Peripaetetic School after Aristotle's death, becoming guardian to his children, and his literary executor. He died in 287BCE, and the [[Athens\|Athenians]] gave him a lavish public funeral.		He was born ''c.''372BCE, in Lesbos. His original name was ''Tyrtanus'': it is said to have been [[Aristotle]] who renamed him, and he became a member of Aristotle's school, and his successor as head of the Peripaetetic School after Aristotle's death, becoming guardian to his children, and his literary executor. He died in 287BCE, and the [[Athens\|Athenians]] gave him a lavish public funeral.

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'''Theophrast''' or '''Theophrastus''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] philosopher who ''inter alia'' wrote two treatises upon botanical topics: ''On the History of Platns'' and ''On the Causes of Plants''. These texts continued to be influential throughout [[ period]].

He was born ''c.''372BCE, in Lesbos. His original name was ''Tyrtanus'': it is said to have been [[Aristotle]] who renamed him, and he became a member of Aristotle's school, and his successor as head of the Peripaetetic School after Aristotle's death, becoming guardian to his children, and his literary executor. He died in 287BCE, and the [[Athens|Athenians]] gave him a lavish public funeral.