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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Euclid has received more than 6,625,500 page views. His biography is available in 157 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 150 in 2019). Euclid is the 5th most popular mathematician (up from 8th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 7th 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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  • 157

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  • 15.22

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Euclid ranks 5 out of 1,004. Before him are Archimedes, Blaise Pascal, Carl Friedrich Gauss, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. After him are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leonhard Euler, Omar Khayyam, Al-Biruni, Hypatia, Bernhard Riemann, and Bertrand Russell.

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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, Bagoas, Alexander II of Macedon, Dicaearchus, 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: 88.24

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Callimachus

    Callimachus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 73.90

    Rank: 2

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    Arcesilaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 71.65

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Aratus

    Aratus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 69.78

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Zou Yan

    Zou Yan

    PHILOSOPHER

    305 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 64.15

    Rank: 5

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    Posidippus

    WRITER

    310 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 63.65

    Rank: 6

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Euclid ranks 4 out of 642. Before him are Moses (-1393), Cleopatra (-69), and Tutankhamun (-1341). After him are Nefertiti (-1400), Ptolemy (100), Yasser Arafat (1929), Akhenaten (-1400), Hypatia (350), Anthony the Great (251), Origen (185), and Joshua (-1355).

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    Moses

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1393 BC - 1273 BC

    HPI: 93.73

    Rank: 1

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    Cleopatra

    POLITICIAN

    69 BC - 30 BC

    HPI: 90.58

    Rank: 2

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    Tutankhamun

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    1341 BC - 1323 BC

    HPI: 88.27

    Rank: 3

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    Euclid

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 88.24

    Rank: 4

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    Nefertiti

    COMPANION

    1400 BC - 1330 BC

    HPI: 87.79

    Rank: 5

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    Ptolemy

    ASTRONOMER

    100 - 170

    HPI: 87.51

    Rank: 6

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    Yasser Arafat

    POLITICIAN

    1929 - 2004

    HPI: 87.00

    Rank: 7

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    Akhenaten

    POLITICIAN

    1400 BC - 1336 BC

    HPI: 86.39

    Rank: 8

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    Hypatia

    MATHEMATICIAN

    350 - 415

    HPI: 83.73

    Rank: 9

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    Anthony the Great

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    251 - 356

    HPI: 83.25

    Rank: 10

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    Origen

    PHILOSOPHER

    185 - 254

    HPI: 82.98

    Rank: 11

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    Joshua

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    1355 BC - 1245 BC

    HPI: 82.94

    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), Ibn Yunus (950), Ahmes (-1680), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Hypsicles (-190).

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