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Plato was a Greek Philosopher and a student of Socrates, and later a teacher of Aristotle. Plato founded the Academy of Athens, which was the first institution of higher education in the Western Hemisphere.
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The Platonic Academy was built around 387 BCE and flourished up until its destruction during the First Mithridatic War in 86 BCE.
Plato (428 BCE-348 BCE)Plato was a Greek Philosopher and a student of Socrates, and later a teacher of Aristotle. Plato founded the Academy of Athens, which was the first institution of higher education in the Western Hemisphere.