by Louise_Ash on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:37 am
Euclid of Alexandria
Euclid of Alexandria lived in 365 - 300 BC (approximately). Very little is known about Euclid's life except that he taught in Alexandria, Egypt. He may have become educated at Plato's Academy in Athens, or possibly from some of Plato's students. Basically, all of the rules we use in Geometry today are based on the writings of Euclid, specifically 'The Elements'. Elements are considered the basic building blocks for what we know as mathematics today.
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