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Yes. The geometry taught in today's public schools is based on Euclidian geometry.
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Euclid born first
While the Greek mathematician "Euclid" had no surname, he was known as "Euclid of Alexandria" and was often referred to as the "Father of Geometry".
Euclid of Alexandria was also known as the Father of Geometry. He was a Greek mathematician and philosopher living in the 4th century BC who taught at the university in Alexandria, Egypt. He became known as the Father of Geometry many years after publishing a thirteen volume work called Euclid's Elements in which he compiled and explained all the known mathematics of his time. Euclid's Elements is the world's most famous mathematical work and is also the oldest continuously used mathematical textbook. It is the foundation of the geometry still being taught in schools almost two and one-half millennium after Euclid's death.