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Theon of Alexandria (/ ˌ θ iː ə n,-ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Θέων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. AD 335 – c. 405) was a Greek scholar and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He edited and arranged Euclid 's Elements and wrote commentaries on works by Euclid and Ptolemy .
Theon was a Greek mathematician who worked in Alexandria as a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. He was the father of the first woman mathematician Hypatia.
Jun 25, 2018 · Lived c. 335 – c. 405 AD. Theon of Alexandria was one of the most eminent mathematicians and astronomers of late antiquity and the father of Hypatia. His edition of Euclid’s Elements was used by mathematicians for over a thousand years after it supplanted all others, including the original.
The father of Hypatia, Theon of Alexandria (c. 335–405 ce ), edited the Elements with textual changes and some additions; his version quickly drove other editions out of existence, and it remained the Greek source for all subsequent Arabic and Latin translations until 1808, when an earlier edition was discovered….
A pagan, Theon served as the last member of the Mouseion at Alexandria and devoted himself especially to the study of older Greek religious practices and beliefs. Though he seems not to have actually taught philosophy, he was regarded as a philosopher in some later sources.
- John M. Mcmahon
May 28, 2011 · The present chapter focuses on Hypatia of Alexandria and the school of thought she represented in fourth-century ce Alexandria. Nevertheless, defining what was Hypatia’s doctrine is rendered very difficult by the facts that we have no single source that can be attributed with certainty to her and that the only works she is reputed to have ...
Jan 1, 2023 · Learn about Theon of Alexandria (335-405 AD), who edited Euclid's Elements, wrote a commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest, and taught his daughter Hypatia. Find out his life, work, and historical significance in this chapter from Ancient Mathematics.
