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Did Euclid receive any awards for his math?
yes he did Nothing is known of Euclid's personal life or of any awards he may have received for his work.
What french mathematician clarified much of Euclid's work?
Adrien-Marie Legendre
What was Euclid considered in all of world history?
The ancient Greek Euclid was a genius. His work in geometry helped science immensely. Not only in his time but later on when Europe developed.
Why is Euclid of Alexandria's work important?
Euclid is credited with having compiled Elements, a book that has been the leading text on geometry for more than two thousand years.
When did Ptolemy teach Euclid Math?
Euclid lived during the reign of Ptolemy I and wrote an work made comprised of 13 volumes called Elements. As ruler during his reign (323-283 BC), Ptolemy personally sponsored Euclid, but found his work to hard to comprehend. Once, when Ptolemy asked of Euclid if there was no shorter road to geometry than the Elements, he replied, "Sire, there is no royal road to geometry."It is believed though not proven that Euclid may have studied at Plato's Academy in Greece.
