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Though Hubbard's fictional biography may have been intended for children, [229] Lynn M. Osen relied on it as her main source in her influential 1974 article on Hypatia in her 1974 book Women in Mathematics. [231] Fordham University used Hubbard's biography as the main source of information about Hypatia in a medieval history course.
Hypatia, or New Foes with an Old Face is an 1853 novel by the English writer Charles Kingsley.It is a fictionalised account of the life of the philosopher Hypatia, and tells the story of a young monk called Philammon who travels to Alexandria, where he becomes mixed up in the political and religious battles of the day.
Theon of Alexandria (/ ˌ θ iː ə n,-ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Θέων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. AD 335 – c. 405) was a Greek [1] scholar and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He edited and arranged Euclid's Elements and wrote commentaries on works by Euclid and Ptolemy. His daughter Hypatia also won fame as a mathematician.
The librarianship of Aristophanes of Byzantium is widely considered to have opened a more mature phase of the Library of Alexandria's history. [46] [68] [61] During this phase of the Library's history, literary criticism reached its peak [46] [68] and came to dominate the Library's scholarly output. [69]
Hypatia is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin derived from the word hypatos (): (ὕπατος), meaning highest, supreme. It is often given in reference to Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 350 to 370-415), the Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician.
Her book Hypatia of Alexandria, published in the USA in 1995 by the University of Harvard, was translated into 8 languages and named the best academic book of the year in the category 'Philosophy' by Choice Magazine as well as, the best history book of 1995 by American History Book Club.
Hypatia by Charles William Mitchell (1885) Charles William Mitchell (1854–1903) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter from Newcastle.A contemporary of John William Waterhouse, his work is similar in many ways.
While still a youth (in 393), he went with his brother Euoptius to Alexandria, where he became an enthusiastic Neoplatonist and disciple of Hypatia. Between 395 and 399, he spent some time in Athens. [2] In 398 he was chosen as an envoy to the imperial court in Constantinople by Cyrene and the whole Pentapolis. [3]