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Hypatia of Alexandria, circa 370 to 415 AD. Neoplatonist philosopher, beaten to death by Christian thugs. Her known works, none of which are extant, were concerned with geometry and astronomy. The principal sources about her life are written in patristic Greek.

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• Encyclopaedia Romana: Hypatia

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/paganism/hypatia.html
  Biography and related background information.

• Hypatia

  http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/hypatia.htm
  Concise biography by Ginny Adair, with footnotes and links.

• Hypatia

  http://hypatia.ucsd.edu/~kl/hypatia.html
  Biographical information, with an emphasis on what is known of Hypatia's philosophy.

• Hypatia of Alexandria - Skeptical Christian

  http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/history/hypatia.html
  A collection of historical references, images, and quotes.

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