Although it is often argued that knowledge of the theorem predates him, the theorem is named after the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras ( c. 570–495 BC) as it is he who, by tradition, is credited with its first proof, although no evidence of it exists.
Although it is often argued that knowledge of the theorem predates him, the theorem is named after the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras ( c. 570–495 BC) as it is he who, by tradition, is credited with its first proof, although no evidence of it exists.