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Pythagoras (c. 580–500 BCE) was one of the most influential philosophers of ancient Greece. He made pioneering contributions in mathematics, astronomy, and mysticism, and his philosophical school and way of life profoundly shaped both scientific thought and religious-mystical traditions. Pythagoras’s teachings were based on the idea that numbers constitute the fundamental structure of the universe, a view that played a significant role in the development of Western philosophy. The Life of Pythag