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Hypatia (370/75–415 Ce) Summary
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Hypatia(370/75 500 AD. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff/Kluwer Academic Press,...
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Hypatia of Alexandria Summary
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c. 370-415 Egyptian Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was, in her prime, the leading mathematician and philosopher in Western civilization. Although she is not credited with new theorems in mathematics, Hypatia's...
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Hypatia Summary
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(born &circa; 370, Alexandria, Egypt—died March 415, Alexandria) Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher who was the first notable woman in mathematics. The daughter of Theon, also a notable mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia became the recognized...
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Hypatia Summary
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Greek Philosopher and Mathematician370–415 C.E. A Byzantine church historian wrote that Hypatia was so learned in literature and science...
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Philista Summary
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318-272 B.C. Greek female medical lecturer. It was said that Philista was so beautiful she had to speak from behind a curtain—a story also told regarding a scholar about whom much more is known, Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415). It is possible...
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Hypatia of Alexandria Summary
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Hypatia of Alexandria (Greek: á½πατία; born between 350 and 370 AD – 415 AD) was a Greek[1] or Egyptian [2] scholar, considered the first notable woman in mathematics, who also taught philosophy and astronomy[3]. She lived in Roman Egypt, and...


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