Elizabeth Stephansen
(Mary Ann) Elizabeth Stephansen (10 March 1872, Bergen - 23 February 1961) was a Norwegian mathematician. She was the first Norwegian woman to receive a mathematics doctorate, which she obtained in 1902 from the University of Zurich. From 1906 until her retirement in 1937 she worked at the Agricultural College of Norway at Ås.[1]
References
- ↑ Catherine M. Haines, International Women in Science, pp.295-6
External links
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Elizabeth Stephansen
- Kari Hag and Peter Lindqvist, Elizabeth Stephansen: A pioneer
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