He won two Olympic competitions.

He tutored young Macedonian prince, future conqueror of the world - Alexander the Great. After Alexander became king, at 20, he gave his teacher a large sum of money to set up a school in Athens.

He was sentenced to death as a heretic.

His philosophy also influenced the civilization of all of eastern Asia.

He first mentioned Atlantis in one of his dialogues.

He believed that both the universe and man are constructed on the same harmonic proportions.

At the age of 22 he opened a school where he accepted children only for a small fee and those who couldn't afford to pay for their education - without a fee.

He emphasized the importance of having high moral principles as the basis of wisdom.

His works survived only in the writing of his students.

He was called the wisest man in Athens.

He discussed problems with his advanced students while working in the garden. Because he walked about while teaching his school was called Peripatetic (which means "to walk about") school.

Explained his ideas in the form of dialogues.

He built a seven-note harmonic musical scale.