There is little known about his early life but his education was
in geometry. He was educated at Plato's Academy where he stayed
until he was invited to teach by Ptolemy I at his newly founded
university.
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Very few original accounts of Euclid survive, so little can be
told about his life, much less early life. He was considered the
"Father of Geometry," The only historical references to Euclid were
written centuries after he lived, by Proclus, a Greek
philosopher.