🤔 PHILOSOPHY

Hypatia's Life in Weeks

One of the first notable women in mathematics, she was head of the Neoplatonic school in Alexandria. She edited and wrote commentaries on foundational mathematical texts and taught philosophy and astronomy.

0355–0415 Roman Egyptian Mathematician & Philosopher 3,139 weeks (60 years)

Hypatia's 3,139 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,139

Total Weeks

21,973

Days Lived

Key Milestones

Years

Key Milestones

Age 15 · Week ~780

Began studying under her father Theon at the Library of Alexandria

Age 30 · Week ~1,560

Became head of the Neoplatonic school in Alexandria

Age 45 · Week ~2,340

Edited and commented on Ptolemy's Almagest

Age 55 · Week ~2,860

Became an influential advisor to Orestes, the Roman prefect of Alexandria

Age 60 · Week ~3,120

Murdered by a mob during religious and political turmoil in Alexandria

Legacy

Became the leading mathematician and philosopher in Alexandria, editing Ptolemy's Almagest and Diophantus' Arithmetica, and serving as a respected advisor to Roman political leaders.