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Did Hypatia Exist
Hypatia was a mathematician who was born in Egypt and taught astronomy and philosophy at a Alexandria school. She would also teach her students and many other people about her knowledge in plato and aristotle history. Hypatia was an only child whose father named Theon, was also a mathematician. Many say that she was married to Isidore mostly known as Isidore of Alexandria, but others argue that no one named like that existed while Hypatia was alive.

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