Hypatia of alexandria anne serban hypatias life hypatia of alexandria was born sometime between the years 350 to 370 ad in alexandria of egypt. See more ideas about alexandria, women in history and history. A center of greek intellectual and cultural life, the museum included many independent schools and the great library of alexandria. She became the victim of a particularly brutal murder at the hands of a gang of christian zealots. Theon is best remembered for the part he played in the preservation of euclids elements, but he also wrote extensively, commenting on ptolemys almagest and handy tables. Hipatia historia da filosofa grega biografias infoescola. Hypatia was an exceptional woman and has been of particular benefit to those. Hypatia was the daughter of theon of alexandria who was a teacher of mathematics with the museum of alexandria in egypt. Apr 22, 2019 hypatia was the daughter of theon of alexandria who was a teacher of mathematics with the museum of alexandria in egypt. Hypatia of alexandria \she was a person who divided society into two parts. Dzielska traces in detail the modern literary tradition of hypatiafrom the enlightenment authors who claimed her as the last of the great pagan neoplatonists, through victorian novelist charles kingsley, to todays. She is the earliest female mathematician of whose life and work reasonably detailed knowledge exists. Mathematician and martyr, prometheus books, 2007modifier modifier le code. Hipatia, nasceu em alexandria, por volta do ano 370 a.
Hypatia may have had a brother, epiphanius, though he may have been only theons favorite pupil. Deakin the american mathematical monthly,march 1994, volume 101, number 3, pp. Dzielskas discussion of hypatia has contributed to the understanding of women in late antiquity. Hypatia was the daughter of theon of alexandria, himself a mathematician and astronomer and the last attested member of the alexandrian museum see researchers note.
The first woman mathematician of whom we have reasonably secure and detailed knowledge is hypatia of alexandria. See more ideas about alexandria, library of alexandria and women in history. Philosopher hypatia of ancient alexandria thoughtco. Watts, theon was the head of a school called the mouseion, which was named in emulation of the hellenistic mouseion, whose membership had ceased in the 260s ad. Maria dzielska in hypatia of alexandria, explores who hypatia was, what she believed, why she was killed and what she has come to symbolize in the centuries since. Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in a very turbulent era in alexandrias history. Hypatie, nee entre 355 et 370 selon les sources et assassinee par des chretiens en. Hypatiabrilliant mathematician, eloquent neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beautywas brutally murdered by a mob of christians in alexandria in 415. In this engrossing book, maria dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of hypatias life and death, and new insight into her colorful world. Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician theon of alexandria c.
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