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• Euclid — Contemporary figure (Died in -285) (-285): Ancient Greek mathematician, considered the 'father of geometry' for his treatise, The Elements.
• Ptolemy I Soter — Contemporary figure (Died in -285) (-285): Macedonian general who founded the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
• Chanakya — Contemporary figure (Died in -283) (-283): Legendary Brahmin advisor to Chandragupta Maurya and founder of the Mauryan Empire.
• Demetrius I Poliorcetes — Contemporary figure (Died in -283) (-283): Macedonian nobleman and military leader, famed for besieging cities and ruling Macedon.
• Archimedes — Contemporary figure (Born in -287) (-287): Polymath of Syracuse, foundational figure in mathematics and engineering.
• Theophrastus — Contemporary figure (Died in -287) (-287): Pioneering Greek philosopher and naturalist, successor to Aristotle at the Lyceum.
• Lysimachus — Contemporary figure (Died in -281) (-281): Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace and Asia Minor.
• Seleucus I Nicator — Contemporary figure (Died in -281) (-281): Macedonian general and founder of the vast Seleucid Empire in the Hellenistic world.
• Zhuang Zhou — Contemporary figure (Died in -288) (-288): Influential Chinese philosopher of the 4th century BCE, foundational to Taoism.
• Han Fei — Contemporary figure (Born in -280) (-280): Founding Legalist philosopher of the Warring States period, influential statesman.
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