ABSTRACT
Euclid (also called Eukleides or Euclid of Alexandria, c. 330-c. 260 BC) is one of the most prominent Greek mathematicians. He is best known as the author of Elements, which is the most influential treatise in the history of mathematics. However, there are no known records of the exact date and place of Euclid’s birth, and little is known about his personal life. During the reign of the Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC) Euclid taught mathematics at Alexandria Library (the Mouseion) in Alexandria, Egypt. Euclid’s Elements is considered the most comprehensive compilation of geometry, arithmetic, and number theory based on the ancient Greek works of Thales (c. 624-c. 546 BC), Pythagoras (c. 582-c. 497 BC), Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Theaetetus (c. 417-369 BC), Eudoxus (c. 408-c. 347 BC), Aristotle (384-322 BC), Manaechmus (380-320 BC), and others [2, 4, 6, 9].
