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Philippa Garrett Fawcett (4 April 1868 – 10 June 1948) was an English mathematician and educator. 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 ...
Porträt von Philippa Fawcett, um 1888. Philippa Garrett Fawcett (* 4. April 1868 in Brighton; † 10. Juni 1948 in London) war eine britische Mathematikerin und Schulreformerin. Leben. Philippa Fawcett war das einzige Kind der Frauenrechtlerin Millicent Garrett Fawcett DBE (1847–1929) und des Politikers Henry Fawcett (1833–1884).
Philippa Fawcett was an ardent worker pursuing her ends along no devious routes and she may be truly regarded as one of the founders of the widespread educational system which continues to afford sure hope of common international effort in South Africa.
28. Okt. 2011 · Philippa Fawcett was a pioneer of women's education in the Victorian era. She achieved the highest rank in the Cambridge mathematical tripos in 1890, challenging the prevailing belief in the inferiority of the \"weaker sex\" in math.
Philippa Garrett Fawcett war eine britische Mathematikerin und Schulreformerin.
10. Juni 2013 · Philippa Garrett Fawcett. April 4, 1868 - June 10, 1948. Became, in 1890, the first woman to score the highest mark of all the candidates for the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University. Women at that time were not eligible for a Cambridge BA degree, however. According to her biography at Newnham College [1]:
29. Mai 2021 · Philippa Garrett Fawcett (1868–1948), the daughter of suffragist leader Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, was a mathematician, physicist, educator, and civil servant known for her accomplishment on the Mathematics Tripos at the University of Cambridge. She made history as the first woman to score “above Senior Wrangler” in 1890 ...
