Hypatia, drawn by Jules Maurice Gaspard (1862–1919), illustration for Elbert Hubbard's 1908 fictional biography. Hypatia (c. 350/370 - 415 AD) was the daughter of Theon, a mathematician in Alexandria, Egypt. She became a prominent mathematician, astronomer, and Neoplatonist philosopher and teacher. She was murdered by a Christian mob. Colorized.

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