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Euclid of Megara

435 BC - 365 BC

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Euclid of Megara (; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης Eucleides; c. 435 – c. 365 BC) was a Greek Socratic philosopher who founded the Megarian school of philosophy. He was a pupil of Socrates in the late 5th century BC, and was present at his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Euclid of Megara is the 260th most popular philosopher (up from 279th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 158th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Greek Philosopher.

Euclid of Megara is most famous for his book "Elements," which is a mathematical textbook that has been used by students for centuries.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Euclid of Megara ranks 260 out of 1,267. Before him are Isaiah Berlin, Arcesilaus, Roger Garaudy, Pherecydes of Syros, Donald Davidson, and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi. After him are Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Marsilius of Padua, Nicole Oresme, François Fénelon, Johann Reuchlin, and Pat Robertson.

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Among people born in 435 BC, Euclid of Megara ranks 1. After him are Evagoras I, and Philoxenus of Cythera. Among people deceased in 365 BC, Euclid of Megara ranks 3. Before him are Antisthenes, and Marcus Furius Camillus. After him are Ptolemy of Aloros, and Datames.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Euclid of Megara ranks 152 out of 1,024. Before him are Nabis (-300), Cratylus (-500), Antonia the Elder (-39), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Saint Giles (640), and Callicrates (-470). After him are Parmenion (-400), Hipparchus (-600), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), and Philip V of Macedon (-238).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Euclid of Megara ranks 22. Before him are Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Prodicus (-460), Cratylus (-500), and Pherecydes of Syros (-580). After him are Panaetius (-185), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Epimenides (-690), Speusippus (-407), Chilon of Sparta (-600), and Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350).

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