Winifred Edgerton Merrill

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Winifred_Edgerton_Merrill
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:educator
gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Wellesley_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1862-09-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ripon,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:deathDate 1951-09-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Oaksmere_School_for_Girls
gptkbp:honor Honorary degree from Wellesley College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winifred Edgerton Merrill
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for women's education
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor first American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics
first woman to receive a PhD from Columbia University
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:teacher
founder
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frederick_Merrill
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:Multiple_Integrals_and_Their_Geometrical_Interpretation
gptkbp:thesisYear 1886
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Winifred
gptkb:Vassar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5