Hypatia (born 350–370 - March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.Krebs, Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries; The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 1999: "Greek Neoplatonist philosopher who lived and taught in Alexandria." Although preceded by Pandrosion, another Alexandrian female mathematician, she is the first female mathematician whose life is reasonably well recorded. Hypatia was renowned in her own lifetime as a great teacher and a wise counselor. She wrote a commentary on Diophantus's thirteen-volume Arithmetica, which may survive in part, having been interpolated into Diophantus's original text, and another commentary on Apollonius of Perga's treatise on conic sections, which has not survived. Many modern scholars also believe that Hypatia may have edited the surviving text of Ptolemy's Almagest, based on the title of her father Theon's commentary on Book III of the Almagest.
hypatia (born 350–370 - march 415 ad) was a neoplatonist philosopher astronomer and mathematician who lived in alexandria egypt then part of the eastern roman empire she was a prominent thinker in alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomykrebs groundbreaking scientific experiments inventions and discoveries; the cambridge dictionary of philosophy 2nd edition cambridge university press 1999 "greek neoplatonist philosopher who lived and taught in alexandria" although preceded by pandrosion another alexandrian female mathematician she is the first female mathematician whose life is reasonably well recorded hypatia was renowned in her own lifetime as a great teacher and a wise counselor she wrote a commentary on diophantus's thirteen-volume arithmetica which may survive in part having been interpolated into diophantus's original text and another commentary on apollonius of perga's treatise on conic sections which has not survived many modern scholars also believe that hypatia may have edited the surviving text of ptolemy's almagest based on the title of her father theon's commentary on book iii of the almagest