- Born 384 B.C. in Stagira.

 

- Came up with the concept of the five elements.

 

- His father Nichomachus, a personal physician of King Amyntas II of Macedonia, was Aristotle's influence in gaining a strong interest in anatomy and the structure of living beings.  

 

- The parents of Aristotle died when he was young.

 

- At the age of 18 he went to Plato's school in Athens and stayed there for twenty years.

 

- Later in his life, Aristotle founded the school of Lyceum in Athens.

 

- He taught Phillip II and Alexander the Great.

 

- Aristotle was eventually accused of impiety and was exiled to the city of Chalcis in 324 B.C.

 

- Died 323 B.C.