# Pythagoras — Essays character guide

> Pythagoras in Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-self-reliance

## Who they are

Ancient Ionian Greek philosopher and founder of Pythagoreanism.

## In the story

### [New England Reformers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emerson_essays_se/chapters/new-england-reformers)

Grouped with Socrates and Diogenes as an example of a great man overly respectful of societal laws, according to the wise Dandamis.

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