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Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca. 535–475 BCE) (Ancient Greek - Herákleitos ho Ephésios (Herakleitos the Ephesian)), known as "The Obscure" (Ancient Greek - ho Skoteinós), was a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher, a native of Ephesus on the coast of Asia Minor (Present day Turkey, Efes). His father was named Bloson.[1] Any further details of his life remain shrouded in antiquity, as none of his commentators suggest any details of his life. Heraclitus was the first person in the Western world to create a robust philosophical system. His writings influenced the thought of Socrates, Plato, and modern process philosophy.