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Hypatia (born c. 355 ce —died March 415, Alexandria) was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in a very turbulent era in Alexandria’s history. She is the earliest female mathematician of whose life and work reasonably detailed knowledge exists.
Hypatia (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria and it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance and instruction of her father.
Mar 14, 2010 · Hypatia was one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria and one of the first women to study and teach mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. Though she is remembered more for her...
Hypatia (pronounced hy-Pay-shuh) was born in the second half of the fourth century, most probably between the years 350-370 AD in the Greco-Roman city of Alexandria, Egypt. Like most educated people in the Eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity, Hypatia was a Greek speaker. Her name means ‘supreme.’.
Sep 2, 2009 · Hypatia of Alexandria was a Neo-Platonist philosopher who was murdered by a Christian mob in 415 CE. Her death is often cited as the end of the Classical Age and the beginning of the Christian Period.
Jun 20, 2021 · Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the ancient world’s most brilliant female philosophers. She was especially gifted at mathematics, and she taught a number of prominent dignitaries from across the Roman Empire.
Apr 22, 2019 · Hypatia, a mathematician, was an important pagan philosopher, a popular teacher in the Roman empire, who came under attack by the Christian Church.
Hypatia of Alexandria (in Greek: Υπατία) (c. 370 C.E. – 415 C.E.) was a popular Hellenized Egyptian female philosopher, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer, and teacher who lived in Alexandria, in Hellenistic Egypt, just before the advent of the Dark Ages.
Hypatia of Alexandira (370-415) was the only famous woman scholar in ancient Egypt. She became a teacher and wrote many books on mathematics along with criticisms of philosophical and mathematical concepts.
