ACADEMY FOUNDER Crossword Clue

The most common solution for the crossword clue "ACADEMY FOUNDER" are PLATO with 5 letters.
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Plato was a classical Greek philosopher who founded the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential figures in the history of philosophy. Philip II of Macedon, Plato's father, sent him to study at the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, where he became a student of Archytas. Philip II's death led to Plato's return to Athens, where he founded the Academy in 387 BC. The Academy was a school of philosophy and science that lasted for nine centuries. William of Exeter was an English medieval scholar and theologian who founded Exeter College, Oxford in 1314. He was a member of the Franciscan Order and served as a professor of theology at the University of Paris. He was also a noted preacher and author of several works on theology and philosophy. Stephen Bleecker Luce founded the United States Naval Academy in 1845. He was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and served as the Superintendent of the Naval Academy from 1871 to 1881. He was instrumental in the development of the modern naval curriculum and was a proponent of naval education and training.
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