Mathematician:Mary Frances Winston Newson

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Mathematician

American mathematician who became the first female American to receive a PhD in mathematics from a European university, namely the University of Göttingen in Germany.


Nationality

American


History

  • Born: 7 August 1869 in Forreston, Illinois, USA
  • Died: 5 December 1959 in Poolesville, Maryland, USA


Publications

  • 1895: Eine Bemerkung zur Theorie der hypergeometrischen Function


Also known as

Born Mary Frances Winston; became Newson on accepting the name of her husband.

Known as May to her family and friends.


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