# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:47:26.099Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Anaximander studied under Thales in the Milesian school, then took over as its second master and taught Anaximenes and possibly Pythagoras. He worked across disciplines: in astronomy he tried to explain how celestial bodies move relative to Earth; in physics he proposed the apeiron — the infinite — as the source of all things, a leap in abstraction for Greek thought. He introduced the gnomon, a sundial instrument, to Greece using his geometry knowledge, and created a map of the world that pushed geography forward. He also served Miletus politically and was sent to lead one of its colonies. Only one fragment of his written work survives, but he's recognised as the first philosopher known to have recorded his studies in writing.