Euclid father of geometry biography

Ancient Greek mathematician (fl. BC)

For the philosopher, see Euclid of Megara. For other uses, see Euclid (disambiguation).

Euclid (; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης; fl.&#; BC) was an ancient Greekmathematician active as a geometer and logician.

Euclid biography pdf

Considered the "father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the Elements treatise, which established the foundations of geometry that largely dominated the field until the early 19th century. His system, now referred to as Euclidean geometry, involved innovations in combination with a synthesis of theories from earlier Greek mathematicians, including Eudoxus of Cnidus, Hippocrates of Chios, Thales and Theaetetus.

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 known of Euclid's life, and most information comes from the scholars Proclus and Pappus of Alexandria many centuries later