Hypatia - Wikipedia
WEBHypatia [a] (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) [1] [4] 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. [5]
Hypatia | Death, Facts, & Biography | Britannica
WEBHypatia (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 of Alexandria - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 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.
Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Scholar
WEBMar 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 of Alexandria: The Life and Death of a Female Philosopher
WEBJun 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.
Hypatia - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists
WEBHypatia (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.’.
Hypatia - National Geographic Kids
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · Born around 350 A.D. in Alexandria, Egypt, to a famous mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia had more freedom than many girls and women because of her respected father. Most women didn’t...
Hypatia of Alexandria: The Female Mathematician, Astronomer …
WEBHypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician, astronomer, Neoplatonist philosopher and professor at the University of Alexandria, Egypt.
Hypatia of Alexandria: The Female Mathematician, Astronomer …
WEBAug 31, 2021 · Hypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician, astronomer, Neoplatonist philosopher and professor at the University of Alexandria, Egypt. We actually don’t know that much about her life but her death is well-documented.
Hypatia of Alexandria - MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
WEBHypatia 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.
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