...Eratosthenes, the Most Knowledgeable Man in the World Eratosthenes was born in 276 B.C. in Cyrene, Libya. He has been known by many names including Philologos (the friend of learning), Pentathos by his friends because of his varied accomplishments and Beta because he was the second most knowledgeable in all branches of learning but never the first ("NNDB tracking the entire world"). From his earliest childhood, he was a great thinker. He loved school and he loved learning. He was a student who could not get enough information. He was always asking questions in an attempt to quench his thirst for knowledge. Instead of becoming satiated with what he learned in the gymnasium, which is what school was called, the knowledge that he derived just drove him further into his studies. His parents and instructors realized that they had a unique individual who was capable of doing great things. When Eratosthenes was young, he was called to attend school away from his home. He had instruction from brilliant men like Callimachus of Alexandria, the Stoic Ariston, and the Academic Arcesilaus of Athens. Eratosthenes tried the patience of these men dearly. They wanted him to learn specific lessons but Erasthones’ mind was always running from one point to another. He would have the answer and then ask even more questions. Soon he had learned all that he could from his teachers (Lasky, and Hawkes 15). In today’s classrooms, many students like this would be treated as having ADD or ADHD instead...
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