Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588 and was an English philosopher. His famous book, Leviathan, established the way and thinking of philosophy in the western world. His work mostly includes political philosophy but he also worked in history, ethics, geometry, theology, philosophy, and political science. He was also a major factor in political anthropology. Hobbes was born in Witshire, England and his father abandoned him and his Hobbes' two brother when they were very young. After studying at the church most of his early life, he left and joined Oxford academy around 1603. After Hobbes got his B.A. at Oxford, he went to Paris to study about science and mostly physical momentum. When Hobbes returned to his home in 1637, he was persecuted for his philosophical ideas and books and fled back to Paris. He stayed there for eleven years. During the English Civil War he tutored Charles, Prince of Whales in mathematics. After the English Civil War, he was inspired to write what many people say his greatest book was, Leviathan. During the writing of Leviathan he was struck was a terrible illness and was hospitalized for six months. After his recovery, many of his books were reprinted including Human Nature and The Fundamental Elements of Policie, De corpre politico (or The Elements of Law), and Moral and Politick. Later in life, Hobbes was persecuted for his controversial work over atheism and was basically labeled a heretic. He died of a paralytic stroke at the age of 91. Some books he wrote that were never published were published after his death, These included his autobiography, his "rugged" translation of Odyssey and Iliad, and also his account of the English Civil War.