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Great thinker, Hypatia, victim of religious intolerance !!! On a sad day in Alexandria in 415, a mob of Christians stopped a woman on the street, dragged her from her carriage, and led her into a church. Then they stripped her naked, beat her to death, tore her body apart, and burned her. Who was this woman and what was her crime? This is the famous Hypatia of Alexandria. Hyptia is a female philosopher and mathematician who was born in Alexandria in 370 (some scholars believe she was born in 350). She was the daughter of a mathematician called Theon who tutored her in math, astronomy, and the philosophy of the day which would be considered in modern times science. She was one of the last great thinkers of Alexandria and one of the first women to teach Neo-Platonism, math, astronomy, and philosophy.  Alexandria was becoming increasingly diverse religiously. Since Hypatia was a close friend of the pagan governor of Alexandria (Orestes), Cyril, the Archbishop of Alexandria, blamed her...