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- Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in a very turbulent era in Alexandria’s history.
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Hypatia of Alexandria
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Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics.Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria and it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance and instruction of her father. It is rather remarkable that Hypatia became head of the Platonist school at Alexandria in about 400 AD. There she lectured on mathematics and philosophy, in particular teaching the philosophy of Neoplatonism. Hypatia based her teachings on those of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus who was a developer of Neoplatonism around 300 AD.
Plotinus taught that there is an ultimate reality which is beyond the reach of thought or language. The object of life was to aim at this ultimate reality which could never be precisely described. Plotinus stressed that people did not have the mental capacity to fully understand both the ultimate reali
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| hypatia full name | Hypatia, also known as Hypatia of Alexandria, was a famed inventor, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher from Egypt. |
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- Learn about Hypatia, a prominent mathematician and astronomer in late antiquity, who taught philosophy and science to students from all over the world.