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Is Euclid dead?
Deceased
Euclid/Living or Deceased
Where did Euclid died?
Alexandria, Egypt
Euclid/Place of death
What do we know about the life of Euclid?
Little is known about Euclid personally and we do not know what he looked like. He was born in around 325 BC, was probably educated in Plato’s school in Athens, and he taught mathematics in Alexandria, the great new city of commerce and academia constructed in Egypt on the orders of Alexander the Great during Euclid’s lifetime.
Where did Euclid the Great go to school?
He was born in around 325 BC, was probably educated in Plato’s school in Athens, and he taught mathematics in Alexandria, the great new city of commerce and academia constructed in Egypt during Euclid’s lifetime on the orders of Alexander the Great.
When did Euclid come to the city of Alexandria?
Euclid’s arrival in Alexandria came about ten years after its founding by Alexander the Great, which means he arrived c. 322 BC. Proclus introduces Euclid only briefly in his Commentary on the Elements.
Who was the person who drew the picture of Euclid?
Figure 1: Joos van Gent and Pedro Berruguete, ‘Euclid’. Mid-15th century. Figure 1 shows a typical picture from the Renaissance. It shows Euclid in the classic geometer’s pose, with a pair of dividers or compasses, leaning down to draw a nice big diagram for students to see.