Charlotte Scott | |
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![]() Charlotte Angas Scott, from the 1910 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College | |
Born | Charlotte Angas Scott 8 June 1858 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
Died | 10 November 1931 Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire, England | (aged 73)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Cambridge University Bryn Mawr College |
Doctoral advisor | Arthur Cayley |
Doctoral students | Louise Cummings Ada Maddison Virginia Ragsdale Emilie Martin Mary Gertrude Haseman |
Charlotte Angas Scott (8 June 1858 – 10 November 1931)[1] was a British mathematician who made her career in the United States; she was influential in the development of American mathematics, including the mathematical education of women. Scott played an important role in Cambridge changing the rules for its famous Mathematical Tripos exam.