Evelyn Prescott Wiggin

Evelyn Prescott Wiggin
BornMarch 1, 1900
DiedNovember 5, 1964(1964-11-05) (aged 64)
Other namesEvelyn Wiggin Casner
Alma materWellesley College
Brown University
University of Chicago
Occupation(s)Mathematician and professor
SpouseSidney Casner

Evelyn Prescott Wiggin (1900–1964) was an American mathematician and university professor. She was one of the few women to earn a PhD in mathematics in the United States before World War II.[1][2]

  1. ^ Green, Judy, and Jeanne LaDuke. Supplementary Material for Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's. American Mathematical Society, 2009. https://www.ams.org/publications/authors/books/postpub/hmath-34-PioneeringWomen.pdf
  2. ^ "Evelyn Wiggin - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved June 11, 2024.