Hypatia of Alexandria
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c. 350–370 Alexandria |
| Died | 415 Alexandria |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Neoplatonism |
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Hypatia (/ˌhaɪˈpeɪʃə, -ʃi.ə/;hy-PAY-shə, -shee-ə; Greek: Ὑπατία Hupatía; born c. 350–370; died 415), often called Hypatia of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher in Egypt, then a part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was the head of the Neoplatonic school at Alexandria, where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
According to contemporary sources, Hypatia was murdered by a Christian mob or by Christian zealots known as Parabalani after being accused of exacerbating a conflict between two prominent figures in Alexandria, the governor, Orestes, and the bishop, Cyril of Alexandria.
The mathematician and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria was the only daughter of the mathematician Theon of Alexandria (c. 335–c. 405). What her exact year of birth is still under debate, nonetheless a probabilistic model has been proposed, giving 355 as the most probable year (approximately 14.5% of the probability) and - more generally - the interval of years between 350 and 360 as the one with approximately 90% of the probability. She was educated in Athens. Around 400, she became head of the Neoplatonist School in Alexandria, where she imparted the knowledge of Plato and Aristotle to students, including pagans, Christians, and foreigners.
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