Hypatia: The leading philosopher and mathematician of antiquity and her brutal murder

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[Article already published on September 21, 2024] Late Antiquity is marked by political, religious and intellectual upheavals. Alexandria, cradle of knowledge and home of Greek knowledge, finds itself at the heart of these tensions. It is in this context that Hypatia lives, an eminent figure in philosophy and sciences. Mathematicalian, astronomer and neoplatonician, she embodies the pagan intellectual heritage in the face of the rise of Christia…

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Hypatia was a Greek Neoplatonic philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. She lived and taught in Alexandria, Roman (Byzantine) Egypt, where she was murdered by a mob of fanatical Christians. She is considered the first woman to excel in mathematics. Hypatia was born in Alexandria in 370 and was the daughter of the mathematician and astronomer Theon of Alexandria (335-405). She received a very good education […]