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Philippa Garrett Fawcett (Pimlico, 4 aprile 1868 – Hendon, 10 giugno 1948) è stata una matematica e educatrice britannica. È stata la prima donna a ottenere il punteggio massimo agli esami Cambridge Mathematical Tripos.
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.
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 ott 2011 · Philippa Fawcett. When she placed first in the Cambridge mathematical tripos in 1890, she forced a reassessment of nineteenth-century belief in the inferiority of the "weaker sex."
16 dic 2022 · 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.
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25 feb 2023 · Learn about Philippa Fawcett, the first woman to top the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams and the first woman to rank above Senior Wrangler. Discover how she broke barriers in mathematics and education, and inspired generations of women to pursue their dreams.
Philippa Fawcett (1868 - 1948) was the first woman to rank above the senior wrangler of the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, despite being denied a degree. She taught mathematics, trained teachers and helped develop education in South Africa and the UK.
