Hypatia of alexandria maria dzielska harvard university press. Watts, theon was the head of a school called the mouseion, which was named in emulation of the hellenistic mouseion, whose membership had ceased in the 260s ad. Maria dzielska in hypatia of alexandria, explores who hypatia was, what she believed, why she was killed and what she has come to symbolize in the centuries since. Pdf in this paper we present the story of the most famous ancient female mathematician, hypatia, and her father theon of alexandria. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Contents i the literary legend of hypatia l ii hypatia and her circle 21 iii the life and death of hypatia 66 conclusion ioi abbreviations i09 sources hi notes \2\ index 153. Hypatia of alexandria by maria dzielska, hardcover. In this engrossing book, dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of hypatia s life and death, and new insight into her colorful world.
Feb 02, 20 in the spring of 2011, at the polands embassy in washington d. Hypatia, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who lived in a very turbulent era in alexandrias history. In this book, maria dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of hypatias life and death, and insight into her world. Historians and poets, victorian novelists and contemporary feminists have seen hypatia as a symbolof the waning of classical culture and freedom of inquiry, of the rise of.
Hypatia brilliant mathematician, eloquent neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered by a mob of christians in alexandria in 415. Hypatia brilliant mathematician, eloquent neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered by a mob of. Hypatia of alexandria by maria dzielska, hardcover barnes. In contrast to a number of earlier writers on hypatia, maria dzielska is meticulous about disentangling fact from speculation. Maria dzielskas hypatia of alexandria is thankfully at the opposite end of that spectrum a serious, readable look at what is actually known and what can be responsibly surmised about this egyptian scholarphilosopher, her colleagues, friends and compatriots.
She is the first female mathematician whose life is reasonably well recorded. Hypatia of alexandria was a neoplatonist philosopher in egypt who was the first welldocumented woman in mathematics. Era considerada uma palestrante carismatica e suas aulas foram muito concorridas. A strikingly beautiful woman and a devoted celibate, she lived in a city as turbulent and troubled as baghdad or beirut is today. In the late fourth and early fifth centuries of our era, hypatia of alexandria was the worlds greatest living mathematician and astronomer. Hypatia of alexandria by maria dzielska springerlink.
In the spring of 2011, at the polands embassy in washington d. Buy hypatia of alexandria revealing antiquity new ed by dzielska, maria isbn. Hypatia of alexandria by hypatia of alexandria on prezi. She became the victim of a particularly brutal murder at the hands of a gang of christian zealots. In this engrossing book, maria dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of hypatias life and death, and new insight into her. Hypatia of alexandria ancient history encyclopedia. In this engrossing book, maria dzielska searches behind the legend to bring us the real story of hypatias life and death, and new insight into her colorful world. Dzielska s discussion of hypatia has contributed to the understanding of women in late antiquity. She was the daughter of the mathematician theon, the last professor at the university of alexandria, who tutored her in math, astronomy, and the. She achieved fame not only in her special field, but also as a philosopher, religious thinker, and teacher who attracted a. Maria dzielska flavius philostratus of lemnos, a distinguished man of letters and sophist of the first half of the third century ad, describes in book four of his biography of apollonius of tyana the life of apollonius of tyana vita apollonii tyanensis a wondrous miracle that apollonius performed while in rome under emperor nero. Hypatia of alexandria by maria dzielska, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician theon of alexandria c. She was a prominent thinker of the neoplatonic school in alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
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Hypatiabrilliant mathematician, eloquent neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beautywas brutally murdered by a mob of christians in alexandria in 415. We have waited over two centuries since the last booklength biography of hypatia of alexandria was published in english. Hypatia of alexandria maria dzielska translated by f. Hypatia brilliant mathematician, eloquent neoplatonist, and a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered by a mob of christians in alexandria in 415 and has been a legend ever since. Era uma oradora carismatica e mantevese solteira declarandose casada com a verdade. Maria dzielska, that the best way to do this is to look at the extant writings of her bestknown pupil, a fellow called synesius. Hipatia, nasceu em alexandria, por volta do ano 370 a. Hypatia of alexandria by maria dzielska researchgate.
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