Plato 13cm Full length alabaster statue, ancient Greece

Plato was a

Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.  He was the founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered a pivotal figure in the history of Ancient Greek and Western philosophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle. Plato has also often been cited as one of the founders of Western religion and spirituality, also considered the founder of Western political philosophy. His most famous contribution is the theory of Forms known by pure reason, in which Plato presents a solution to the problem of universals known as Platonism. He is also the namesake of Platonic love and the Platonic solids. Although their popularity has fluctuated, Platos works have consistently been read and studied.

Source Wikipedia