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Mary Frances Winston Newson

American mathematician

Died when: 90 years 120 days (1083 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Mary Frances Winston Newson

Mary Frances Winston Newson (August 7, 1869 – December 5, 1959) was an American mathematician.She became the first female American to receive a PhD in mathematics from a European university, namely the University of Göttingen in Germany.

She was also the first person to translate Hilbert's problems into English.


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