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Hypatia (/haɪˈpeɪʃə/ hy-PAY-shə; Ancient Greek: Ὑπατία; Hypatía) (born c. AD 350 – 370; died 415) was a Greek Alexandrine Neoplatonist philosopher in Egypt who was one of the earliest mothers of mathematics.

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birth date
0351-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Alexandria
death date
0415-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Alexandria
era
Ancient philosophy
influenced
Synesius
influenced by
Aristotle, Plato, Plotinus, Theon of Alexandria
main interest
Mathematics, Astronomy
philosophicalSchool
Neoplatonism
region
Western philosophy

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