Theophrastus in a sentence

Ancient Greek biologist Theophrastus, who lived from 372 to 287 BC and is considered to be the father of botany, wrote that sideritis, was so named because of its properties to heal wounds from iron objects.

Cicero, ad Atticum, vi. 2; comp. Diogenes Laërtius v. *Description of Greece ( Ἀναγραφὴ τῆς Ἑλλάδος main) – This is a fragment of a work dedicated to "Theophrastus", and consisting of 150 iambic lines.

Etymology The name comes from κινναβαρι (kinnabari), citation a Greek word most likely applied by Theophrastus to several distinct substances.

Farmers in ancient times believed that olive trees would not grow well if planted more than a certain distance from the sea; Theophrastus gives 300 stadia (convert) as the limit.

He and his student Theophrastus made extensive observations on plant and animal migrations, biogeography, physiology, and on their behaviour, giving an early analogue to the modern concept of an ecological niche.

In his book on stones, the Greek scientist Theophrastus described "the sapphirus, which is speckled with gold," a description which matches lapis lazuli.

In the early 3rd century BC Theophrastus mentions peas among the pulses that are sown late in the winter because of their tenderness.

Many of Theophrastus' names survive into modern times, such as carpos for fruit, and pericarpion for seed vessel.

Mayr, The Growth of Biological Thought, pp. 90–91; Mason, A History of the Sciences, p. 46 Influence on Hellenistic medicine details After Theophrastus, the Lyceum failed to produce any original work.

Pliny the Elder produced what is one of the largest encyclopedias of the natural world in 77 AD, and must be regarded as the rightful successor to Theophrastus.

Several years after Aristotle's book, his pupil Theophrastus put together a book on weather forecasting called The Book of Signs.

Theophrastus mentions orchids in his Enquiry into Plants (372–286 BC).

Thought and that which is thought of (Object) coinciding; the corresponding passages of Plato, Aristotle, Theophrastus, and others, which authenticate this view of his theory.

While Theophrastus gives a good account of the plants, he describes a curious method for harvesting: worms eat away the wood and leave the bark behind.