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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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Hypatia of Alexandria Resource page maintained by Howard A. Landman. Hosts a number of biographical works on Hypatia, as well as extensive annotated links. www.polyamory.org/~howard/Hypatia

Hypatia Resource page maintained by Peter Alfeld. Discusses probable birth and death dates, provides annotated links. www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/Hypatia.html

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

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

Encyclopaedia Romana: Hypatia Offers a biography and related background information. itsa.ucsf.edu/../../greece/paganism/hypatia.html