Hypatia of Alexandria Summary

Hypatia Greek Philosopher and Mathematician370–415 C.E. A Byzantine church historian wrote that Hypatia was so learned in literature and science that she exceeded all philosophers of her ti... Read more

Hypatia of Alexandria c. 370-415 Egyptian Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was, in her prime, the leading mathematician and philosopher in Western civilization. Althoug... Read more

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 con... Read more

Although all of her work has been lost or destroyed, history regards Hypatia of Alexandria as the only famous female scholar of ancient times. She was the first woman ever known to teach and analyze h... Read more

In the following excerpt from a work originally published in 1788, Gibbon fixes the responsibility for Hypatia's death on Cyril of Alexandria, charging that the bishop used her as a scapegoat t... Read more

In the following excerpt from an essay describing the earliest female mathematicians, Zahm outlines what is known of Hypatia's life and works. "All abstract speculations, all knowledg... Read more

In the following excerpt, Osen presents an overview of Hypatia's life, emphasizing her skill in mathematics. During the pre-Christian era, the philosophical schools of Plato and Pythagoras s... Read more

In the prose poem reprinted below, Molinaro recreates the life and death of Hypatia from the perspective of a feminist poet and novelist. The torture killing of the noted philosopher Hypatia by a m... Read more

Here, Waithe focuses on Hypatia's accomplishments as a scholar and educator, emphasizing in particular her application of philosophic analysis and methodology to the exposition of mathematics a... Read more

Hypatia of Alexandria, Egypt, daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria, was a mathematician, astronomer, teacher, and head of the Platonist school at Alexandria at about AD 40... Read more