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"Hypatia born between AD 350 and 370; died March 415) was aGreek[1][2] scholar from Alexandria, Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics,[3][4][5] who also taught philosophy and astronomy.[6] She lived in Roman Egypt, and was killed by a Christian mob who accused her of causing religious turmoil.[7]"
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