Hypatia
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Hypatia was a renowned late antique philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer from Alexandria, celebrated as one of the earliest known female scholars in the history of science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hypatia of Alexandria | 4 |
| Hypatia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15725576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypatia Context triple: [Hellenistic astronomy, hasNotableAstronomer, Hypatia]
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Hypatia
Hypatia is an 1853 historical novel by Charles Kingsley that dramatizes the life and death of the philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria amid the religious and political turmoil of late Roman Egypt.
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B.
Rimae Hypatia
Rimae Hypatia is a system of lunar rilles located within Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon’s near side.
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Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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Appian of Alexandria
Appian of Alexandria was a 2nd-century AD Greek historian and Roman official best known for his multi-volume work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome’s rise and its civil wars.
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E.
Syncletica of Alexandria
Syncletica of Alexandria was a revered 4th-century Christian ascetic and one of the most prominent Desert Mothers, known for her wisdom and teachings on monastic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hypatia Target entity description: Hypatia was a renowned late antique philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer from Alexandria, celebrated as one of the earliest known female scholars in the history of science.
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A.
Hypatia
Hypatia is an 1853 historical novel by Charles Kingsley that dramatizes the life and death of the philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria amid the religious and political turmoil of late Roman Egypt.
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B.
Rimae Hypatia
Rimae Hypatia is a system of lunar rilles located within Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon’s near side.
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C.
Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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D.
Appian of Alexandria
Appian of Alexandria was a 2nd-century AD Greek historian and Roman official best known for his multi-volume work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome’s rise and its civil wars.
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E.
Syncletica of Alexandria
Syncletica of Alexandria was a revered 4th-century Christian ascetic and one of the most prominent Desert Mothers, known for her wisdom and teachings on monastic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Hypatia