Math Who is the father of algebra? Asked by AnneS2 12 years ago 7/28/2013 8:46 AM Last updated by anonymous 12 years ago 7/30/2013 3:03 PM
Two people are considered the father of algebra: Al-Khwarizmi and Diophantus. Al-Khwarizmi is more often thought of as the father of algebra because he taugh algebra in an elementary way. Whereas, Diphantus was more interested in number theory.