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Euclid of Alexandria was born sometime in the mid-4th century BC, and was a Greek mathematician. He is known as the 'Father of Geometry.'
Euclid was born around 325 BC.
The name Euclid is an English translation of the Greek name Eukleides. Eukleides, meaning 'good glory', was probably his first name. Family names in the 4th Century BC usually referred to the place where a person was born, and is not known in Euclid's case. There is no known record of Euclid's parents, sibling, marriage, or childhood.
Euclid was born in Megara, In fact 100 years before the great mathematician, Euclid of Alexandria, there was a Euclid of Megara.
Euclid is the only recorded name of the man of the fourth century BC known as the Father of Geometry. He was also called Euclid of Alexandria, where he established a school of mathematics.