MATHEMATICIAN

Euclid

350 BC - 240 BC

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Euclid (; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης; fl. 300 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Euclid is the 6th most popular mathematician (down from 5th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

Euclid is most famous for his work on geometry, which he set out in the book Elements.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Euclid ranks 6 out of 1,004. Before him are Archimedes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Blaise Pascal, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. After him are Fibonacci, Ada Lovelace, Leonhard Euler, Omar Khayyam, John Forbes Nash Jr., and Bernhard Riemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Cassander, Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 240 BC, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Callimachus, Arcesilaus, Aratus, Zou Yan, and Posidippus.

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  • Photo of Euclid

    Euclid

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 90.02

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Callimachus

    Callimachus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 75.19

    Rank: 2

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    Arcesilaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 72.20

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Aratus

    Aratus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 71.21

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Zou Yan

    Zou Yan

    PHILOSOPHER

    305 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 64.16

    Rank: 5

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    Posidippus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 62.22

    Rank: 6

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Euclid ranks 3 out of 642. Before him are Cleopatra (-69), and Moses (-1393). After him are Tutankhamun (-1341), Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Khufu (-2700), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), Origen (185), Hatshepsut (-1507), and Amenhotep III (-1403).

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    Cleopatra

    POLITICIAN

    69 BC - 30 BC

    HPI: 98.34

    Rank: 1

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    Moses

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1393 BC - 1273 BC

    HPI: 93.26

    Rank: 2

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    Euclid

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 90.02

    Rank: 3

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    Tutankhamun

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1341 BC - 1323 BC

    HPI: 88.82

    Rank: 4

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    Nefertiti

    COMPANION

    1400 BC - 1330 BC

    HPI: 87.28

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Ptolemy

    Ptolemy

    ASTRONOMER

    100 - 170

    HPI: 87.07

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Khufu

    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 86.57

    Rank: 7

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    Akhenaten

    POLITICIAN

    1400 BC - 1336 BC

    HPI: 85.92

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Hypatia

    Hypatia

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 - 415

    HPI: 84.85

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Origen

    Origen

    PHILOSOPHER

    185 - 254

    HPI: 84.46

    Rank: 10

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    Hatshepsut

    POLITICIAN

    1507 BC - 1458 BC

    HPI: 84.03

    Rank: 11

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    Amenhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    1403 BC - 1350 BC

    HPI: 83.80

    Rank: 12

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Euclid ranks 1. After him are Hypatia (350), Hero of Alexandria (10), Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), Ahmes (-1680), Ibn Yunus (950), and Hypsicles (-190).

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