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Philippa Fawcett

English mathematician and educationalist

Died when: 80 years 67 days (962 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Philippa Fawcett

Philippa Garrett Fawcett (4 April 1868 – 10 June 1948) was an English mathematician and educationalist.She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams.

She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge, and at the normal school (teacher training college) in Johannesburg, and she became an administrator for the London County Council.


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