Hypatia

About Hypatia

Hypatia was a prominent Hellenistic Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, during the late 4th and early 5th centuries CE. As a leading intellectual figure of her time, her contributions spanned significant advancements in mathematics, including commentaries on classical works like those by Diophantus and Apollonius of Perga. Her stature in scholarship and influence in political circles is reflected in her high ranking by the Pantheon project at #436 among history's most influential figures, making her one of the earliest documented female mathematicians.

Despite her historical significance, Hypatia's modern digital footprint is relatively modest. She garnered approximately 610K Wikipedia views in 2025. For comparison, this is significantly less than figures like Judas Iscariot (#674 importance) who received 1.4M views, and Mary Magdalene (#580 importance) with 1.9M views, despite all three being considered figures from the ancient era. While her view count is growing at +3.2% year-over-year, suggesting a slow increase in modern interest, her attention level is calculated to be at an approximate 1x alignment with her established historical importance, indicating no major current over- or under-representation relative to her rank within the study's context.

However, a closer look at recent user engagement reveals a potential cooling of interest: the 2025 Momentum score shows a significant drop of -30% when comparing Q1 interest to Q3 interest, suggesting that any recent spikes in attention were not sustained throughout the latter half of the year.