Thales of Miletus
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Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Thales of Miletus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece, and credited with the saying "know thyself" which was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.