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  1. Euclid - Wikipedia

    With Archimedes and Apollonius of Perga, Euclid is generally considered among the greatest mathematicians of antiquity, and one of the most influential in the history of mathematics. Very little is …

  2. Euclid | Biography, Contributions, Geometry, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 30, 2025 · Euclid (flourished c. 300 bce, Alexandria, Egypt) was the most prominent mathematician of Greco-Roman antiquity, best known for his treatise on geometry, the Elements.

  3. EUCLID OF ALEXANDRIA – The Father of Geometry

    Euclid of Alexandria is often referred to as the “Father of Geometry”, and he wrote the most important mathematical book of all time.

  4. Euclid (325 BC - 265 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    Euclid was a Greek mathematician best known for his treatise on geometry: The Elements. This influenced the development of Western mathematics for more than 2000 years.

  5. Euclid - New World Encyclopedia

    Euclid (also referred to as Euclid of Alexandria) (Greek: Εὐκλείδης) (c. 325 B.C.E. – c. 265 B.C.E.), a Greek mathematician, who lived in Alexandria, Hellenistic Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of …

  6. Euclid - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists

    Euclid authored the Elements, the most famous and most published mathematical work in history. The Elements is concerned mainly with geometry, proportion, and number theory.

  7. Euclidean geometry - Wikipedia

    Euclidean geometry is a mathematical system attributed to Euclid, an ancient Greek mathematician, which he described in his textbook on geometry, Elements. Euclid's approach consists in assuming a …

  8. Euclid summary | Britannica

    Euclid , (flourished c. 300 bc, Alexandria, Egypt), Greek mathematician of antiquity, known primarily for his highly influential treatise on geometry, the Elements. He founded a school in Alexandria during …

  9. Euclid - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Euclid of Alexandria (Greek: Εὐκλείδης) (about 325 BC–265 BC) was a Greek mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and worked at the Library of Alexandria.

  10. Euclid - Geometry, Elements, Mathematics | Britannica

    Oct 30, 2025 · Euclid wrote not only on geometry but also on astronomy and optics and perhaps also on mechanics and music. Only the Elements, which was extensively copied and translated, has …