Euclid
Full Name-
Euclid
(also known as Euclid of Alexandria)
Born-
Mid-4th century B.C
Died-
Mid-3rd century B.C
- Often referred to as the "founder of geometry" or the "father of geometry".
- His Elements(The Elements is a mathematical treatise consisting of 13 books) is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century.
- Euclid also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory, and rigor.
- Famous For-
- Euclidean geometry
- Euclid's Elements
- Euclidean algorithm
- The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid spacecraft was named in his honor.
