Aristotle

Aristotle was perhaps the first and greatest of all polymaths, being credited with the founding of logic. He is said to have transformed every field of logic that he touched (apart from mathematics where Plato and Platonic thought remained supreme). He divided human knowledge into separate categories, which enabled our understanding of the world to develop in systematics fashion. Resulting in the modern world of science. Aristotelian thought has given rise to many philosophical questions …

…sinning twice against philosophy", he fled to Chalkis where he would soon die. After his death, his will portrays him as an essentially prosaic, decent man, his character utterly unwarped by being the vehicle of supreme genius. No doubt Aristotle was just that. He broadened the thought process of mankind to such an extent, that philosophers are still puzzled over his logic. He was indeed one of the finest minds the earth had ever seen.