Description: (Plant biologist)
Theophrastus was a Greek philosopher who succeeded Aristotle in leading the Peripatetic school. He studied under Plato before becoming a follower of Aristotle, who admired his eloquent writing style. When Aristotle left Athens, Theophrastus became the head of the Lyceum and guided the Peripatetic school for thirty-six years. He made significant contributions to botany through works such as Enquiry into Plants and On the Causes of Plants. His wide-ranging interests included biology, physics, ethics, and metaphysics, and his botanical writings influenced Renaissance science.