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H - Hypatia

Posted by Claudia Moser on 10:00 AM in ,







Short and concise
 
Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.

Who was this straightforward woman?

Hypatia (ca. AD 350–370–March 415) was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher in Roman Egypt who was the first well-documented woman in mathematics. As head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, she also taught philosophy and astronomy.

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17 Comments

Unknown says:
11:54 AM

What an interesting woman!She must have been a tough one to study mathematics and assert herself back in a time that was very male dominated.

Better to think wrongly than not at all, eh? Well, that's me in mathematics for sure. hehe! Hmm, on second thought, math always made my mind go blank.

Grace Grits and Gardening says:
2:09 PM

Never heard of her. Thanks!

Jenn says:
2:31 PM

I have not heard of Hypatia. I'll have to read up on her!

Misha Gerrick says:
4:22 PM

If I remember correctly, there was a movie about her one or two years ago...

Didn't see it, but she sounded like a fascinating person.

LA Nickers says:
5:26 PM

I honestly was unfamiliar with Hypatia. Glad to know.

Visiting from the GBE2: Blog On group.

ElaineLK says:
8:48 PM

What an interesting choice for H, Claudia. I had heard of her, but forgot. Thanks for (re)introducing us to her.

Claudia Moser says:
9:12 PM

@Writercat - I am sure she was a tough but fair person
@Talya- thank you!
@Jenn - please do, happy it is interesting
@Karen - I am sure as well
@Misha - never heard of t, if you find more details please let me know
@Linda - welcome!
@Elaine - I do try to add one or two surprises into my challenge :)

Unknown says:
9:36 PM

Cool illustration. I have never heard of her either. Glad you introduced her here! Now I am intrigued.

Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

Claudia Moser says:
9:41 PM

@Kathy - so happy whenmy readers find somethinh intriguing!

Amy Morgan says:
10:04 PM

Absolutely love the quote and she seems like quite a woman!

Amy Morgan says:
10:05 PM

Love the quote and she seems like quite a woman!

Paula Martin says:
11:06 PM

It's great to learn about women who made their mark in the male-dominated world of her time. Good for her!

Corinne Rodrigues says:
4:08 AM

A woman before her time! The quote is awesome.

Anonymous says:
12:09 AM

She look smart! I reserve my right to think, that's for sure. Wouldn't you just love to have a conversation with her! Nice post.

Claudia Moser says:
10:16 AM

@Am - I am sure she was and I bet conversations with her would be very interesting
@Paula - I couldn't agree more
@Corinne - thank you
@Linda - so true!

Anonymous says:
4:46 PM

Thanks for the post! More people should know about this remarkable woman. The movie mentioned earlier is called "Agora." I did a "reel vs. real" series of posts on the movie on my blog, as well as several other posts on Hypatia's life and times.

Claudia Moser says:
6:50 AM

@Faith - I will look up the movie, thank you for the hint!

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