Hypatia was a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, and the daughter of Theon, a renowned mathematician of her time. She received her initial education from her father and continued her studies in Athens and Rome. Hypatia taught philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy at the Library of Alexandria.

She was affiliated with the Neoplatonism school of thought and was a member of the mathematical tradition of the Athens Academy, led by Eudoxus. Hypatia sought to explain nature through logic, mathematics, and empirical observation.

According to the Greek historian Socrates Scholasticus in his work Historia Ecclesiastica, Hypatia became involved in political conflicts between Orestes, the governor of Alexandria, and Cyril, the bishop of Alexandria. As a result, in 415 AD, she was brutally murdered by a mob of Coptic Christians.

Hypatia was considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, and it is known that Governor Orestes was personally her student and had fallen in love with her.

Her scholarly works include:

A 13-volume commentary on Arithmetic.

Commentary on Apollonius' Conics.

Revisions to Ptolemy's Almagest.

Editing her father Theon's version of Euclid's Elements.

Authoring The Astronomical Canon.

Hypatia’s contributions to science were significant, influencing the classification of celestial bodies, the invention of the hydrometer, the determination of the density of liquids, and many other fields.