He was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician,and student of Socrates
He was a writer of philosophical dialogues and founder of the Academy in Athens
the first institution of higher learning in the Western world
Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science
His father was Ariston
Place and time of Platos birth are unknown
Platos death has many stories such as Plato died in bed while a girl played the flute to him, or he died at a wedding feast., or he simply just died in his sleep.
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