Mathematician:Marie-Sophie Germain

Mathematician
French mathematician who contributed to differential geometry and number theory, and provided some insights into aspects of Fermat's Last Theorem.

She was completely self-taught (as women were not encouraged to do that sort of thing in those days) and contributed her early work under the pseudonym Monsieur LeBlanc.

Had and  as mentors, but apart from that, suffered throughout her career from prejudice against her gender.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: April 1, 1776, Paris, France
 * Died: June 27, 1831, Kent, England

Theorems and Definitions

 * Sophie Germain's Identity
 * Germain's Theorem or Sophie Germain's Theorem
 * Sophie Germain Prime

Publications

 * Oeuvres Philosophique de Sophie Germain

Also known as
Usually referred to as Sophie Germain.

Famously wrote under the pseudonym Monsieur LeBlanc.

Some sources render her name as Sophie Marie Germain.