Boethius
477 – 524 · Italy · Philosophy, Mathematics
Wrote Consolation of Philosophy awaiting execution; medieval Europe's bridge to antiquity.
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- Hypatia of Alexandria
360 – 415 · Mathematics, Astronomy
The Alexandrian commentary tradition she taught is the form Boethius carries into Latin.
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