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Theophrastus Theophrastus

    Theophrastus was Aristotle's successor in the Peripatetic school, delving into subjects ranging from biology and physics to ethics and metaphysics. His botanical works significantly influenced medieval science, earning him the title "father of botany." In ethics, he explored happiness as dependent on external influences as well as virtue, famously observing that "life is ruled by fortune, not wisdom."

    Theophrastou Charakteres = The Characters of Theophrastus
    Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs, With an English Translation by Sir Arthur Hort, Bart; Volume 2
    The Characters of Theophrastus; tr. From the Greek, and Illustrated by Physiognomical Sketches. To Which are Subjoined the Greek Text, With Notes, and