Socrates, (born c. 470 bce, Athens [Greece]—died 399 bce, Athens), ancient Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy.

What is Socrates birthday?

June 4: Socrates' Birthday. It's Socrates' Birthday. Born in 469 BC, the Greek philosopher died 70 years later when a trial didn't go his way and he was ordered to drink a glass of hemlock.

How long ago was Socrates alive?

Viewed by many as the founding figure of Western philosophy, Socrates (469-399 B.C.) is at once the most exemplary and the strangest of the Greek philosophers.