41. Hypatia Of Alexandria Born C. 370, Died 415 Although A Brilliant hypatia of alexandria born c. 370, died 415 Although a brilliant and popular hypatia of alexandria unfortunately lived at a time of political and http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/ReadingRoom/History/Biographies/hypatia-o

Hypatia of Alexandria born c. 370, died 415 Although a brilliant and popular teacher of Neo-Platonic thought, Hypatia of Alexandria unfortunately lived at a time of political and religious change. Her popularity and influence are well-documented. Students flocked to study with her, scholars visited her home and lecture room. She occupied the Chair of Platonic Philosophy at the University of Alexandria, and served as an advisor to the government. She was also a pagan at a time when Christianity was rising. The Bishop of Alexandria resented the influence she had with the government. Although he could not condemn or attack her outright, it was through his encouragement that a group of fanatical monks waylaid her on the way to the University. They brutally murdered her (various accounts say she was quartered, flayed, or hacked to death) and burned her body.

42. Skyscript: The Life And Work Of Hypatia By Sue Toohey hypatia of alexandria, a mathematician, was dragged from her carriage and savagely hypatia of alexandria. Cambridge Harvard University Press, 1995 p41. http://www.skyscript.co.uk/hypatia.html

SECTION HEADINGS About the Author Books about Hypatia: Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel, the more truth we comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond. Hypatia In the four hundred and fifteenth year of the Common Era, in the city of Alexandria, a tragedy occurred that, according to those who write history, was so insignificant it has barely rated a mention in even the most extensive of historical records. However, this event was not only tragic for the individuals involved, but has had far-reaching consequences for anyone who has ever valued the importance of intellectual freedom and scientific enquiry. Hypatia of Alexandria, a mathematician, was dragged from her carriage and savagely murdered by a Christian mob in 415CE. She is perhaps better remembered for how she died rather than the way in which she lived. However, Hypatia lived an extraordinary life as the pre-eminent mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and astrologer of her time. It is not surprising that we have very little knowledge of Hypatia's life. Even in the early fifth century, Christian historians had achieved predominance and it is unlikely that they would have wanted to consign knowledge of this tragedy to history. She was a strong supporter of free enquiry and her murder is believed by many to symbolise the end of an era of intellectual freedom. Margaret Wertheim, in her excellent book '

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44. Hypatia Of Alexandria By Maria Dzieska (Making feminist scholars work accessible to you.) A Sunshine for Women s Book Summary Read excerpts from this biography about hypatia of alexandria, http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/hypatia.html

Sunshine for Women Book Summaries Home Hypatia of Alexandria Maria Dzieska Harvard University Press 1995 1) "Hypatia was murdered by "a troop of savage and merciless fanatics" instigated by Cyril, and the crime was never punished, apparently because "superstition [Christianity] perhaps would more gently expiate the blood of a virgin, than the banishment of a saint." This representation of the "Alexandrian crime" perfectly fitted Gibbon's theory that the rise of Christianity was the crucial cause of the fall of the ancient civilization." page 4 2) "After studying the epigram some scholars, such as Wolfgang Meyer, have inferred that there were two Hypatias: Theon's daughter, at the turn of the fourth and fifth centuries, and Erythrius' daughter, in the second half of the fifth century. This conclusion, however, is only partly correct, for we know that there were more women named Hypatia, including a benefactress of the church in the mid-fifth century . . . . The name was by no means uncommon, and it was not confined to pagan women." page 23 3) "This brief survey indicates that Hypatia's closest, most loyal students were people who later held high imperial or ecclesiastical positions. Of even greater significance is evidence that agents of the imperial power arriving in Alexandria became close acquaintances of Hypatia and most likely attended her lectures." page 38

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Sunshine for Women Home 15 Women, 15 Centuries In celebration of Women's History Month, 1998, we present "15 Women, 15 Centuries," a quiz with brief discussions of 15 women, each from a different century. Hatshepsut (Maatkare, 1473-1458 BCE) a) Daughter, wife, half-sister, and mother of kings, all named Thutmose b) Occupant and builder of the beautiful mortuary temple at Deir el Bahari c) Pharaoh of Egypt d) All of the above Deborah a) Judge of the ancient Israelites b) Prophet to the ancient Israelites c) Military leader of the ancient Israelites d) All of the above Aspasia of Miletus (born between 460 and 455 BCE - c. 401) a) Famed rhetorician (speaker/ debater) b) Founder of an ancient girls' school c) Teacher of many renowned philosophers including Plato, Socrates, Anaxoagoras, Sophocles, Phidias, and Pericles d) All of the above Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 355-415) a) Mathematician b) Philosopher/ teacher of philosophy c) Influential, powerful woman of Alexandria d) All of the above Khadija of Mecca (c. 555 - 619)

46. Hypatia Resources At Erratic Impact's Feminism Web hypatia of alexandria (Revealing Antiquity , No 8) by Maria Dzielska, F. hypatia of alexandria. Page from the University of Utah. http://www.erraticimpact.com/~feminism/html/women_hypatia.htm

Feminism Home Women in the News New Book Search Women Authors ... bell hooks Hypatia Luce Irigaray Julia Kristeva Ayn Rand Simone Weil ... Advertising Hypatia Online Resources Texts: Hypatia Texts: Hypatia Book Series Used Books: Hypatia ... Are you an Author? Dear Future People by Anne Nolting Dear Future People is a novel which describes the climax of the Hellenic Age in Egypt. Events follow historic accounts of the civil war between Rome and Constantinople, the destruction of the Temple of Serapis, the ethnic cleansing and massacre of Gothic youth, and a trip down the Nile to seek a prophesy for Emperor Theodosius. Hypatia, a woman, was destined to stand at the center of this time of political power struggle. In translation, quotes from the period are woven into the story. Hypatia was born in the later part of the Roman Empire, an era when women were not free to pursue careers. This was a time when orthodox belief effectively wiped out centuries of scientific discovery. Ancient Greek works were torched and scholars were murdered. Hypatia was the last proprietor of the Hellenic Age wonder, the Library of Alexandria. She is portrayed as a young adult facing the issues of a changing world. The reader will discover uncanny parallels to many current situations within the United States and, indeed, the world. Hypatia, a real, historically documented heroine, is a find for today's young adults who are searching for strong, non-fiction role models.

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Search BookRags.com English History Other Subjects Essays Biographies Research Topics eBooks Register Login Help Literature Study Guides ... Games Welcome, Guest Why not Login or Register Biography Navigation Hypatia of Alexandria Index Main Biography World of Mathematics Biography History of Invention Biography 2000 B.C. To A.D. 699: Mathematics Biography How to Cite Order the PDF Home Biography Hypatia of Alexandria Biographies Complete Biographical Resource See related items by keyword: ancient books mathematics astronomy ... public auditoriums Name: Hypatia of Alexandria Birth Date: Death Date: Nationality: Greek Gender: Female Occupations: mathematician, philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria Biographies The following biographies focus on different aspects of Hypatia of Alexandria's life and work. All biographies listed are included in the Hypatia of Alexandria Biography Pass. Main Biography (1.5 pages) World of Mathematics Biography (4.1 pages) History of Invention Biography (1.5 pages) 2000 B.C. To A.D. 699: Mathematics Biography (2.5 pages) Hypatia of Alexandria Biography Each biography is written by a biographical expert, professional educator, or scholar of the individual.

48. Hypatia Of Alexandria Hypatia was born in the year 370, in Alexandria, Egypt, and died March, 415, Hypatia became head of the Platonist school in Alexandria in about 400 AD. http://www.edu.pe.ca/rural/grassroots/grassroots_2004/math521A3/Hypatia_of_Alexa

Hypatia Of Alexandria Hypatia was born in the year 370, in Alexandria, Egypt, and died March, 415, in Alexandria, Egypt. She 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 of her father. Hypatia became head of the Platonist school in Alexandria in about 400 AD. There she taught mathematics and philosophy, particularly teaching the philosophy of Neoplatonism. Hypatia based her teachings on those of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus who was the developer of Neoplatonism around 300 AD. Hypatia came to symbolize learning and science which the early Christians identified with paganism. However, among the students who she taught in Alexandria there were many prominent Christians, One of the most famous is Synesius of Cyrene, who was later to become the Bishop of Ptolemais. Many of the letters that Synesius wrote to Hypatia have been preserved and we see someone who was filled with admiration and reverence for Hypatia’s learning and scientific abilities. In 412, Cyril (later St Cyril) became patriarch of Alexandria. However, the Roman prefect of Alexandria was Prestes, and Cyril and Orestes became bitter rivals as church and state fought for control. Hypatia was a friend of Orestes and this , together with prejudice against her philosophical views which were seen by Christians to be pagen, led to Hypatia becoming the focal point of riots between Christians and non-Christians. Hypatia, Heath writes

49. Hypatia Of Alexandria Drawing on historical references, this essay composes a brief insight into Hypatia s life. Includes picture believed to resemble Hypatia. http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/history/hypatia.html

Hypatia of Alexandria Compiled by Sharon Mooney Leaving The Fold: Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists Over 30 personal testimonies of Former Fundamentalists. Some became Atheists and Agnostic, while others remained Christians, although moderate to liberal. Editorial Reviews: Prometheus Books About LTF and Read the Reviews Books on Science and Religion Suggest Link/Feedback Form Leaving the Fold by Edward T. Babinski Ed Babinski Cretinism vs. Evilution Series Talk Origins Archives Ed Babinski on the Secular Web ... Leave a Comment An image presumed by some to favor Hypatia of Alexandria HYPATIA (370?-415 A.D.), Greek philosopher, born in Alexandria, daughter of the mathematician Theon (q.v.). She assisted her father in his writings, and succeeded him as lecturer on mathematics and Greek philosophy. Her intellectual gifts and her beauty attracted students from foreign countries; and her judgment was so respected that the city magistrates of Alexandria consulted her on important cases. In about 400 A.D. she was the undisputed leader of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy at Alexandria (see NEOPLATONISM). She was the author of commentaries on ancient astronomical and mathematical works. Because of her association with Orestes, the pagan prefect of Alexandria who opposed the persecution of the Jews and other non-Christians initiated by Bishop Cyril (see CYRIL, SAINT), Hypatia was murdered by a mob of Christians and her body was burned. She is the heroine of the historical romance Hypatia (1853) by the English novelist Charles Kingsley.

50. Hypatia Of Alexandria hypatia of alexandria was the first woman to become famous for her studies in mathematics, Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt in about AD 370 . http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/hypatia/

Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to become famous for her studies in mathematics, philosophy, and science. Unfortunately, none of her work has survived. Her life's history is known only through documents and letters from the time in which she lived. Letters from one of Hypatia's students tell us much about her talent. Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt in about A.D. 370 . At the time, Alexandria was an important place of learning. Nothing is really known about Hypatia's mother. Her father was a famous philosopher, or thinker, named Theon of Alexandria. Theon taught at the Museum in Alexandria. The Museum was somewhat like a college. Historians believe that Hypatia learned mathematics and science from her father. She also learned other things from him. In the morning she exercised according to the routine her father designed for her. In the afternoon he taught her how to use words to influence people. Together, father and daughter wrote books on the ideas of other important mathematicians and astronomers . The books helped make the ideas easier to understand. They also allowed people who lived years later to keep studying the teachings of these thinkers. Alexandria, Egypt

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52. Hypatia Of Alexandria: Biography And Much More From Answers.com hypatia of alexandria b. Alexandria, Egypt, c. 370 ce , d. Alexandria, 415 Hypatia was a Greek philosopher and the daughter of another philosopher, http://www.answers.com/topic/hypatia-of-alexandria

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Scientist Dictionary Encyclopedia WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Hypatia of Alexandria Scientist Hypatia of Alexandria [b. Alexandria, Egypt, c. 370 ce , d. Alexandria, 415] Hypatia was a Greek philosopher and the daughter of another philosopher, Theon of Alexandria, who taught her mathematics. About 400 ce she became head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, where she lectured on the philosophy known as Neoplatonism. This combined Plato's ideas with a mix of Christian, Jewish, and East Asian influences and emphasized striving for an unreachable ultimate reality. Her edition of Euclid's Elements, prepared with her father, became the basis for all later versions. Christians deemed her philosophical views pagan and killed her during antipagan riots. She is considered to be the first woman of any importance in the history of mathematics. Dictionary Hy·pa·tia hī-pā shə, -shē-ə

53. Hypatia The Martyr Of The Pagans And Feminist Movement hypatia of alexandria (350370 to 415 AD) was one of the first women to make a hypatia of alexandria Site with many links with information of the http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Ypatia.htm

Buy Posters at AllPosters.com Hypatia the martyr of the Pagans and feminist movement Michael Lahanas Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all Hypatia (c. ) AD So then once it happened that Cyril who was bishop of the opposing faction, passing by the house of Hypatia, saw that there was a great pushing and shoving against the doors, "of men and horses together, some approaching, some departing, and some standing by. When he asked what crowd this was and what the tumult at the house was, he heard from those who followed that the philosopher Hypatia was now speaking and that it was her house. When he learned this, his soul was bitten with envy, so that he immediately plotted her death, a most unholy of all deaths. For as she came out as usual many close-packed ferocious men, truly despicable, fearing neither the eye of the gods nor the vengeance of men, killed the philosopher, inflicting this very great pollution and shame on their homeland. Suda Of the more than 300 listed mathematicians of ancient Greece , about 12% were women. Most of them were connected with the Pythagorean

54. AWM Book Review: Hypatia Of Alexandria hypatia of alexandria. Maria Dzielska, translated by F. Lyra. Deakin, Michael AB, Review of hypatia of alexandria by M. Dzielska, The American http://www.awm-math.org/bookreviews/MayJun96.html

Return to AWM Bibliography AWM Newsletter AWM Book Review Hypatia of Alexandria Maria Dzielska, translated by F. Lyra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1995. viii+157pp. ISBN 0-674-43775-6 (cloth). $29.95. From: AWM Newsletter, May/June 1996. Reviewed by: Marge Murray, Book Review Editor, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0123; email: murray@calvin.math.vt.edu In March of 1994, the American Mathematical Monthly published an excellent article by Michael Deakin ([1]) dealing with the life and legend, but most importantly with the mathematics, of Hypatia of Alexandria, the first woman mathematician for whom we have documentary evidence. Taken together with Maria Dzielska's new biographical treatment, Hypatia of Alexandria , published this fall by Harvard University Press, it is possible to construct a fairly complete picture of Hypatia: her life and times; her work as a teacher, mathematician, philosopher, and religious and political figure; and the circumstances of her violent death. While Hypatia's murder was the misogynist act of a Christian mob, Dzielska's book makes it clear that it is misleading to portray Hypatia's death as the violent defeat of the female and non-Christian by the male and Christian. Christian men were at least as numerous among the supporters and admirers of Hypatia as among her opponents. It is probably more instructive to draw parallels to life in modern Belfast, Beirut, or even Sarajevo (as Deakin is inclined to do in [1], page 236), than to portray her death as the result of a sharply delineated ideological or religious conflict.

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56. Hypatia Of Alexandria Hypatia was politically active in Alexandria, and up until Cyrus was elected patriarch, often consulted by politicians 27 ff. She was greatly admired for http://www.wdog.com/brian/Scriptorium/hypatia.htm

Hypatia of Alexandria by Brian Charles Clark "What Hypatia got," of course, was murdered by an Alexandrian mob in 415, when she was 60 years old. While the date of the murder is well attested, her age is not. In the literary myths that have grown up around Hypatia, she is portrayed as a young and beautiful virgin, typically around 25 years old. As her writings are slowly being reconstructed, however, it becomes obvious that she must have been considerably older, and thus her birth year is given as 355 [67-8]. Another common misconception is that Hypatia was a pagan. In fact, primary sources (especially letters written by Synesius of Cyrene) indicate that her allegiance were with her own system of ethical values which transcended—or were aloof from—both the pagan and the Christian factions. With its modern connotations, calling Hypatia a "virgin" doesn’t capture the depth of her practice of sophrosyne [103]. More than mere abstinence, hers was, as the etyms of the word suggest, a "wise restraint," or, more psychologically, a conscious sublimation born of her love of wisdom. Hypatia was politically active in Alexandria, and up until Cyrus was elected patriarch, often consulted by politicians [27

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Gerald Everett Jones Writer-Producer Photo by Alain Ekmalian Read a Short Story Screenplays Theater Author's Biography ... Favorite Reading Hypatia of Alexandria A Play in Three Acts by Gerald Everett Jones This stage play about the famous Hellenistic teacher Hypatia tells a story of civil unrest in fifth century Alexandria, Egypt. This doesn't sound like such an old story when you consider it's filled with riots, political corruption, racial persecution, the decline of the military establishment, economic depression, a perceived decline in moral values, and vicious religious politics. You might say it's a cautionary tale for our times. Hypatia was the last of a long line of philosophers to head the Library of Alexandria. She spoke out against the persecution of the city's Jews, became romantically linked with the powerful prefect of Rome, and ended up being hacked to death by a mob of Christian fanatics. And somewhere, sometime no one can really prove when someone destroyed everything she ever wrote and most of of the other books she taught. The Cast of Characters Historical Notes Production Notes Read an Excerpt - Hypatia's Monologue from Act One ... Home The playwright is a member of The Dramatists Guild, Inc.

58. Hypatia Of Alexandria - A Stage Play - Historical Notes hypatia of alexandria. A Stage Play in Three Acts. Historical Notes. This play is my speculation about what might have happened in fifth century Egypt. http://www.superscribbler.com/hyphist.htm

Gerald Everett Jones Writer-Producer Photo by Alain Ekmalian Read a Short Story Screenplays Theater Author's Biography ... Favorite Reading Hypatia of Alexandria A Stage Play in Three Acts Historical Notes This play is my speculation about what might have happened in fifth century Egypt. Key events depicted in the play are based on historical accounts, including the gory details of Hypatia's demise, although the sources are sketchy, conflicting, and highly biased. If you want to compare fictionalized versions, read the novel Hypatia by Charles Kingsley, which was published in England in 1853 and tells a very different story. Kingsley was an Anglican rector who wanted his story to be a romanticized Bible lesson for Victorian ladies. In my version of the events, some facts have been adapted to the dramatic purposes. The main (royal) library of ancient Alexandria was probably destroyed by the Imperial Roman army several centuries earlier when they set fire to the city as a cover for Julius Caesar to escape a local revolt. From that time on, the remaining scrolls were housed in the Temple of Sarapis, which is the library where Hypatia studied and taught. The destruction of the temple by Nitrian monks probably occurred several years earlier than the time of the play and under a different archbishop. Also by 415, Hypatia's father Theon was probably already dead. The Roman empire had two emperors at that time, one in Milan and one in Constantinople, but it is probable that both Orestes and Cyril took their orders from Theodosius, the Christian emperor of the East. It was just too tempting for the sake of the conflict of the play to have Orestes instead represent the old order, ruled nominally by Flavius Honorius in the West.

59. Hypatia Hypatia was born in Alexandria in the fourth century CE (there s disagreement about + hypatia of alexandria Article by JJ O Connor and EF Robertson, http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/authors/hypatia.html

Philosophers: Hypatia (c.370-415 CE) Links Hypatia was born in Alexandria in the fourth century CE (there's disagreement about her age at death, so that different scholars put her year of birth at either about 370 or about 355CE). The daughter of the mathematician and philosopher, Theon, who taught at the university of Alexandria, attached to the world-famous library, and who seems to have been responsible for Hypatia's education, though she might also have been taught by Plutarch the Younger in Athens. She helped her father with his books on mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy, and became a teacher at his school, eventually becoming its head. (The great library at Alexandria was founded by Ptolemy I at the end of the fourth century BCE. It was said to be the largest collect­ion of books in the ancient world (over half a million volumes on some accounts), and it acted as a copying centre, sending books out all over the known world. During its existence it was damaged, sometimes seriously, by fire on a number of occasions, and finally destroyed in 643ce by Caliph Omar I.) As a teacher she was extremely well-known and respected (it's said that letters addressed simply to "The Philosopher" were delivered to her). She taught from a neo-Platonist standpoint, influenced in particular by Plotinus and the Syrian philosopher Iamblichus of Chalcis (c.250-c.230 CE), but mainly as applied to mathematics and natural philosophy. None of her works survived; we know only their titles, from which it appears that they were mainly commentaries on earlier writers. It has been said that Hypatia's main achievement was the preservation of (especially mathematical) texts which would otherwise have been lost. Most of what we know about her work and life comes from letters preserved by one of her students, Synesius of Cyrene, who went on to become the Bishop of Ptolemais, together with various later romanticised or politicised accounts of her life.

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