هراکلیتوس

Heraclitus of Ephesus was a male philosopher, writer, and physicist born in 535 BCE in Ephesus. He was a member of the Greek ethnic group and a citizen of Ephesus and the Achaemenid Empire. His native language was Ionic Greek, and he wrote in Ancient Greek. He was interested in metaphysics, language, and politics. Heraclitus was influenced by Hippasus and Xenophanes and taught Empedocles. He died in 470 BCE in Ephesus due to edema.

His work is associated with the Pre-Socratic philosophy, ancient philosophy, Western philosophy, and the Ionian School. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Pauly–Wissowa. His name in his native language is Ἡράκλειτος ὁ Ἐφέσιος. His writings appear in The Divine Comedy. He is also known by the author name Heraclitus of Ephesus.