EMPEDOCLES


Meaning of EMPEDOCLES in English

(c 495-c 435 BC) Greek philosopher who lived in Sicily. Wrote 1. On Nature and 2. On Purification . Foreshadowed view of evolution. Studied circulation of the blood and atmospheric pressure. Founder of Italian medicine.

Theological and philosophical biography English dict.      Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии .