Adoption and Foster Care Biographies - Biography of Adoptee and Adoptive Parent Aristotle - Philosop
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Identity: Philosopher, adoptive parent, raised in guardianship
Born:382 B.C.E. - Macedonia, Greece
Died:322 B.C.E. - Euboea, Greece
Bio:Aristotle was the son of Nicomachus, physician to King Amyntas II. His parents died when he was still a very young boy and he was brought up by a guardian, Proxenus, who sent him to Plato's academy in Athens about 367. He spent 20 years there and eventually founded his own academy.
His writings are among the most important in the history of western philosophy and science, and his influence on later thinkers has been incalculable: until the Renaissance they formed a major part of all European education. He was also appointed tutor to the future Alexander the Great.
His first wife was Pythias, niece and adoptive daughter of his patron, King Hermeias of Atarneus and Assos. He later adopted Nicanor of Stagirus, Proxenus' son, who also married his daughter.
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