2015/07/30 by Michalis Sialaros · 1 citation
Mathematics · #History and Theory of Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2521
openalex publication_date 2015/07/30 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/03
Abstract Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek geometer whose floruit was c. 300 bce. He is famous as the father of geometry, as his influential Elements of Geometry has been read, edited, praised, or criticized more than any other mathematical book in history. Besides the Elements, Euclid wrote several other treatises which, according to late antique commentators, offer systematic introductions to all mathematical subdisciplines.