Both Diophratus (300AD) and Al-Khwarizmi(800 AD) are often called the "father of algebra". I like Al- Khwarizmi because he use the term "al-jabr" which now is known as algebra. Al jabr ( arabic) means, when loosely translated, "what I do to one side of the equation, do the the other"
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Algebra which is a branch of mathematics that is taught throughout the world. It is said that algebra was discovered by Diophantus, known as the father of algebra.