- Euclid was a Greek mathematician who introduced deductive reasoning and proofs to geometry through his work "The Elements". He defined fundamental geometric concepts like points, lines, and planes and established axioms and theorems to prove geometric properties. Some of Euclid's key definitions included that a point has no parts, a line has length but no breadth, and a plane surface lies evenly with straight lines on it. His work established the foundation for Euclidean geometry.