Mathematicians

Hypatia

Date: c. 350–70; murdered 415 AD

Nationality: African [Alexandria]

Career: Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosopher

 

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Clarke, John Henrik. “The Black Woman in History,” Black World/Negro Digest, February 1975, Vol. XXVI, No.4, pp. 20-21. 

– – – Books – – –

Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku, and Henry Louis Gates. 2012. Dictionary of African biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Aldridge, Delores P. 2009. Imagine a world: pioneering black women sociologists. Lanham: University Press of America. 

Dzielska, Maria. 1995. Hypatia of Alexandria. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]: Harvard Univ. Press.

Wiredu, Kwasi. 2007. A Companion to African Philosophy. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. 

Wright, Jeremiah A., and Colleen Birchett. 1995. Africans who shaped our faith. Chicago, IL: Urban Ministries.

– – – Websites – – –

“Hypatia of Alexandria: Ancient Black Woman Scientific and Mathematical Genius, Inventor, and Women’s Rights Icon (350 or 370 A.D.?- March 415 A.D.),” Original Black Woman 

Mercer, Mikelle. “Hypatia c.3 70 – 415 C.E,” Wichita State University

Rashidi, Runoko. “12 Great African Women in History You Should Know,” Atlanta Black Star, April 27, 2014.

Zielinski, Sarah. “Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Scholar,” Smithsonain.com, March 14, 2010.

Hypatia -Wikipedia

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