Full Name: Hypatia of Alexandria
Born: 370
Died: 415
Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt
Fave Subjects: Minds and Bodies, The Universe, Math and Logic
Career Highlights:
- one of the first female philosophers and mathematicians
- invented one of the first astrolabes
- had her own school of philosophy
- librarian at the Library at Alexandria
- dressed like the male philosophers of her time, and owned her own chariot
- has a crater on the moon named after her
Big Question:
How do the moon, stars, and the whole universe work together?
Want to know even more about Hypatia and her astronomical ideas? Read about her in our ThinkAboutIt series!