Who is Hypatia of Alexandria?
Hypatia of Alexandria was a woman who was born in 350-370 A.D. and died in 415 A.D. She was the first notable woman in mathematics. She was the leading philosopher of her day, and the last of the great philosophers in the ancient Greek tradition. She was the daughter of Theon. There is no record of her mother. Click on the link below for more information.