Hypatia

Described as a beautiful and well proportioned woman, Hypatia was a woman able to make a profound difference in the mathematics and science of the present day. Hypatia is believed to be the most notable and prominent women in mathematics until Marie Curie. The exact birth year of Hypatia is highly debated, but the most common theory is that she was born in 370 A.D.her father was Theon of Alexandria. Theon was a professor at the university of Alexandria. Very little is known of Hypatia's mother. According to legend, Theon desired to make Hypatia into the "perfect" human being. Whether that is true or not, he versed his daughter well in all areas of study. These studies included: the arts, literature, science, and philosophy. She was also put through a rigorous physical training such as rowing, swimming, and horseback riding. Hypatia also learned speech, enhancing her ability to explain her knowledge to those around her. Some believe that Hypatia surpassed her fathers knowledge at a young age. This may have been a key factor in her decision to travel to study in Athens. At this point her interests were in astronomy, astrology, mathematics, and philosophy.…

Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt at the fourth century around 350 – 370 AD. Her father was Theon of Alexandria, a great philosopher and mathematician. He was the last attested member of the Alexandrian museum. Hypatia was raised by her father in an educated environment in an era that was not usual for women to learn and be educated. She was an intellectual teacher, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and inventor Although Hypatia’s works did not stay preserved until now, we know a…

Life Hypatia was a famous mathematician in ancient greek. She was also a philosopher and an astronomer in Egypt, then played a part in the Byzantine Empire. In the school of Neoplatonic in Alexandria she was the smartest. She was the only daughter of Theon of Alexandria, who was also a famous mathematician. She was tutored by her father in Athens around the year 400. She was murdered by a mob of Christians, they were also referred to Parabolani after being accused of exacerbating a conflict…

person who changed the way we as humans viewed geometry, astronomy, and arithmetic is Hypatia of Alexandria. Hypatia of Alexandria (as said by the researchers of www.ancient.eu) was born between c.350 and c.370 in Alexandria, Egypt. Little is known about Hypatia’s childhood, but…

Hypatia was the earliest female mathematician. She was born 350 CE and died 415 CE. This makes her about 65 years of age. She was the daughter of Theon. He was a mathematician and an astronomer. Theon is most known for his preservation of Euclid’s Elements. Additionally, he is known for his writing and comments on Ptolemy’s books, Almagest and Handy Tables. Theon influenced Hypatia greatly; she continued his program. This program was to preserve mathematical and astronomical Greek heritage in…

Research shows that Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the first women to make substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. She lived in the great center of ancient learning; Alexandria, Egypt, in the 4th century A.D. While it t is assumed that she studied mathematics under her father, Thon of Alexandria; it is known that she was the head of the Platonist school in Alexandria around 400 A.D. Hypatia contributed in many ways to math; it is said that she edited the work on “The Conics…

Rather than explaining how humans have attempted to develop knowledge or how the Islamic people transmitted knowledge, the resource titled “The Spread of Christianity & Hypatia” offered information on how Christians resisted the spread of Islamic knowledge and how the Islamic scholars suffered for said knowledge. In the beginning, the text goes over the transition of the Christian population from one that was targeted to one that ruled as a defining majority; a majority embraced by the emperor…

One mathematician that I discovered is Hypatia of Alexandria. Hypatia was born in C.355CE and lived in Alexandria. Hypatia lived in a very turbulent era in Alexandria’s history, she was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of the mathematics and is daughter of Theon. She was also killed by a fanatical Christian sect. What did Hypatia teach? Hypatia was the earliest female mathematician, astronomer, and a philosopher and was also the first woman to…

Hypatia of Alexandria has become an iconic symbol for the feminists, and scholars around the world. She born in approximately 370CE. She was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and teacher. During her lifetime Hypatia’s philosophies and accomplishments were seen as a threat by the Catholic Church in her time. As a result, she was brutally killed by an angry mob of Catholic’s. Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes appear together in a famous photo where they were holding up their…

The story of Hypatia is what led her to her upcoming and how she made an impact to society. Her father Theon of Alexandria, Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus influenced her in like and learning to love and have a passion for mathematics and everything that came with it. In her time of A.D she was the only woman who made a big difference. Hypatia was a popular teacher of interesting topics. She drew attention to herself by being phenomenal at what she did. Her words embraced others as much as…