| Full Name |
Hypatia |
| Date of Birth |
- |
| Place of Birth |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| Date of Death |
March 415 AD |
| Place of Death |
Alexandria, Egypt |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Roman Egypt |
| Education |
Taught by her father, Theon of Alexandria |
| Profession |
Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher |
| Years of Activity |
Late 4th and early 5th centuries AD |
| Brief Information |
Hypatia was a prominent Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician in Roman Egypt. She was renowned for her intellect and her teachings, attracting students from various backgrounds. Her contributions to mathematics and astronomy, though largely lost, are documented through accounts of her contemporaries and students, and she is remembered as an early female scholar in these fields. |