Hypatia
Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
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EgyptShe taught philosophy and astronomy in fourth-century Alexandria, advised the Roman prefect, and was murdered by a Christian mob in 415 AD — a killing that shocked the empire and turned a respected intellectual into a symbol repurposed by every century since.
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Born around 350–370 in Alexandria, Hypatia became the first female mathematician whose life was well documented, teaching Neoplatonist philosophy and astronomy to pagans and Christians alike, including the future bishop Synesius. She wrote commentaries on Diophantus's Arithmetica and Apollonius's work on conic sections, likely edited Ptolemy's Almagest, and constructed astrolabes and hydrometers. Widely beloved and politically influential, she advised Orestes, the Roman prefect, during his feud with Cyril, the bishop of Alexandria. In March 415, rumors that she blocked reconciliation between t…
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