Vera W. de Spinadel | |
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Died | 26 January 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 87)
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Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Spouse | Erico Spinadel |
Children | Laura P. Spinadel, Pablo Spinadel, Irene Spinadel, Andrea Gisela Spinadel |
Vera Martha Winitzky de Spinadel (August 22, 1929 – January 26, 2017) was an Argentine mathematician. She was the first woman to gain a PhD in mathematics at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1958.[1] Between 2010 and 2017, she was full Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning of the University of Buenos Aires.[2] In 1995, she was named Director of the Centre of Mathematics and Design.[3] In April 2005 she inaugurated the Laboratory of Mathematics & Design, University Campus in Buenos Aires.[4] From 1998 to her death she was the President of the International Mathematics and Design Association,[5] which organizes international congresses every 3 years and publishes a Journal of Mathematics & Design. She was the author of more than 10 books and published more than 100 research papers.[6] Spinadel was a leader in the field of metallic mean[7] and in the development of the classical Golden Ratio and got wide international recognition.[8]