Stephen of Alexandria
philosopher
b. 6th century · d. 622
Stephanus of Alexandria was a Byzantine philosopher and teacher who, besides philosophy in the Neo-Platonic tradition, also wrote on alchemy, astrology and astronomy. He was one of the last exponents of the Alexandrian academic tradition before the Islamic conquest of Egypt.
Related people
- Elias disciple of · traditional
- Sophronius of Jerusalem teacher of · traditional
- Theodore of Tarsus teacher of · traditional
Places
- Alexandria birth
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- Stephanus possibly same
- Stephanus of Athens possibly same