Dioscorides Pedanius: “The last thing we shed before death is the garments of glory”. Dioscorides Pedanius (c. 40 AD – c. 90 AD). 50 years An ancient Roman physician (of Greek origin), pharmacologist, and naturalist, one of the founders of pharmacognosy and botany. He was born in Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern-day Nazarva)….
Pliny the Elder: “We are denied a long life; let us leave works that will prove that we lived!” Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) (24-79 AD). 55 years Roman writer, scientist, and statesman. Adoptive father of Pliny the Younger. Born in the Roman town of Como. No information has survived about his…
Theophrastus: “If you are uneducated and silent, you behave wisely; if you are educated and silent, you are foolish”. Theophrastus (also known as Pheophrastus or Tirtamos, or Tirtam) (372–287 BC). 85 years An ancient Greek philosopher, naturalist, music theorist, and one of the most famous botanists of antiquity, he is often referred to…