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Winifred Edgerton Merrill
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Winifred_Edgerton_Merrill
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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