Hypatia was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in Alexandria in the 4th-5th centuries AD. She taught at the Museum of Alexandria and was known for her knowledge of Plato and Aristotle's philosophical works as well as her own writings on mathematics. Hypatia advised the prefect Orestes and was respected in Alexandria for her intellect. However, in 415 AD she was brutally murdered by a Christian mob who saw her as a threat, dragging her from her carriage and tearing her body apart with shells. Her violent death overshadowed her scholarly achievements.
2. She was born in Alexandria, there are
only few information about her but
here’s the most important details about
her life.
3. The old reports are often vague and
inconsistent, except for the dramatic way in
which they lost their lives, an event that
undoubtedly influenced her name to be
remembered.
4.
5. Hypatians father, Teon, was a
mathematician and astronomer at a
museum in Alexandria. Hypatia
probably got an education that included
mathematics and astronomy, as well as
training in the Neoplaton school.
6. She is thought to have written math
books containing comments on the
Apollonian Conifers from Perga, as well
as comments on Diophantus.
She taught astronomy and
mathematics, as well as the
philosophical teachings of Plato and
Aristotle.
7. Although the old writers do not agree on the
reasons for her murder, everyone agrees
that Hypatia has been attacked by the crowd
and she was killed.
One of the reasons for this violence is that
she was considered dangerous by the
fanatical Christians as a neoplatonist.
8. Other sources say she was a close
friend of Orestes, who was also her
former student, that he relied
heavily on her court, and that she
was in the midst of a political
struggle.
9. The attack on Hypatia occurred in 415 in the
streets of Alexandria.
The ravaged thug of the supporters of the
Patriarch Kirill of Alexandria, led by Peter Reader,
pulled out from the car in the passage to the new-
born and the last librarian of the Library, pulled her
to the ground, dragged her to the nearby church
and savagely squeezed her hands, crushing her
shells with sharp bones.
