Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370 – March 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt: at that time a major city of the Eastern Roman Empire. In Alexandria, Hypatia was a prominent thinker who taught subjects including philosophy and …

Oct 3, 2022 · Hypatia (born c. 350–370 CE; died 415 CE) taught mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at the Museum of Alexandria, eventually succeeding her father as its head. Although she was an esteemed Neo-Platonist intellectual and the first notable female mathematician, it was her martyrdom that ensured her fame.

Our masterpiece depicting the brilliant classical mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Hypatia of Alexandria (circa 350/370-415), measures 76 in (193 cm) and was completed in 1874 in Torino by Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905).

Sep 12, 2015 · Hypatia was a Greek woman who lived and worked 1600 years ago in the great beating heart of the intellectual world, the famous Library of Alexandria, in Egypt. Under Roman rule, Alexandria was then part of the Eastern Empire governed from Constantinople, not Rome.

Hypatia’s place setting employs materials, motifs, and weaving techniques from the Coptic style of her time. The runner is bordered with woven bands of wool with interlacing patterns as well as heart motifs similar to those found in the ornamentation of Coptic tunics.

This essay examines an American 19th-century sculpture, Howard Roberts’ Hypatia, both historically and aesthetically (see Figures 1 and 2). Problems of interpretation are found at both levels because of limited documentation.

Aug 17, 2020 · A statue of ancient Alexandrian philosopher Hypatia has been erected in the square of Al-Masa Capital Club in the City of Culture and Arts at the New Administrative Capital, the Rosa al-Youssef magazine website reported.

In ‘Women of antiquity’, Kiefer uses attributes to identify individual characters from history: a lead book identifies Myrtis, a Greek poet blamed for competing with Pindar; a glass ‘melancholia cube’ represents Hypatia, an Alexandrine philosopher who was brutally murdered in sectarian unrest in 415 CE; and a rusting mass of razor wire ...

Known as the greatest mathematician and astronomer of her time, Hypatia was the leader of the Neoplatonist school of philosophy in Alexandria, and she overcame society’s ingrained sexism with astonishing success. The measuring instruments at the feet of amazing sculptures show her status as a mathematician.

Jul 9, 2020 · Hypatia (born c. 350–370; died 415), the beautiful scientist of Alexandria was the daughter of Theon of Alexandria, the last mathematician and astronomer of the “Mouseion” (Ancient University of Alexandria).