Hypatia of Alexandria
about 370 - 415
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Hypatia was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. She was killed by a fanatical Christian sect.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Hypatia (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Lunar features | Crater Hypatia and Rimae Hypatia |
| Popular biographies list | Number 47 |
Other Web sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
- Alexandria on the Web (A longer biography and some links to other sources including the account by Socrates Scholasticus mentioned above)
- H A Landman (Including many further links)
- Agnes Scott College
- P Alfeld
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