Born: 469 BC
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 399 BC
Location of death: Athens, Greece
Cause of death: Suicide

Gender: Male
Religion: Cult
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Philosopher, Victim

Nationality: Ancient Greece
Executive summary: Developer of the Socratic Method

Military service: Athenian Army

Father: Sophroniscus (sculptor)
Mother: Phaenarete (midwife)
Wife: Xanthippe
Wife: Myrto
Son: Lamprocles (by Xanthippe)
Son: Sophroniscus (by Myrto)
Son: Menexenus (by Myrto)

    Heresy (impiety) convicted, sentenced to death
    Asteroid Namesake 5450 Sokrates

Is the subject of books:
Socrates: Ironist and Moral Philosopher, 1991, BY: Gregory Vlastos
Socratic Studies, 1994, BY: Gregory Vlastos
The Philosophy of Socrates, 2000, BY: Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith

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