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Hypatia

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Hypatia (c. 355-415 CE) was a mathematician, astronomer and Neoplatonist philosopher who taught in Alexandria, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire, where she headed a school of philosophy and was renowned as one of the leading scholars of her era. She is credited with commentaries on earlier mathematical works, including those of Diophantus and Apollonius, though little of her own writing survives directly. In 415 she was murdered by a mob of Christian zealots amid the political and religious tensions of the city, and her death has since become a widely cited symbol of the destruction of classical learning and of violence against women in intellectual life.

Facts
Death Year
415 1
Month known (March); the exact day is not recorded by ancient sources.
Role
Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician active in Alexandria 1
Death Place
Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt 1
Classification
Gender
Female 1
Role
Role (category)
Philosopher 1
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In Era

Classical Antiquity, Eras
Source Hypatia (Wikipedia)
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Hypatia

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Originated In

Alexandria

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Sources
1. Hypatia (Wikipedia)
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  • lead paragraph, opening sentence, circa birth range and death month/year
    Hypatia (born c. 350-370, March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the Roman Empire.
  • lead paragraph, opening sentence, role description
    Hypatia (born c. 350-370, March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the Roman Empire.
  • first paragraph, sentence on her murder in Alexandria
    in March 415 AD, she was murdered by a mob of Christians led by a lector named Peter.
  • Hypatia: Gender
    355-415 CE) was a mathematician, astronomer and Neoplatonist philosopher who taught in Alexandria, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire, where she headed a school of philosophy and was renowned as one of the leading scholars of her era.
  • In Era: Classical Antiquity, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Infobox: born circa 350-370 AD; died March 415 AD (aged 45-65)
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