Marie Johanna Weiss | |
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Born | Eugene, California | September 21, 1903
Died | August 19, 1952 San Francisco, California | (aged 48)
Burial place | Stockton, California |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Mathematician, professor |
Known for | First Stanford woman PhD in mathematics |
Marie Johanna Weiss (September 21, 1903 – August 19, 1952) was an American mathematician, university professor and textbook author. In 1927, she became the first woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from Stanford University.