# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lois-wilfred-griffiths
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:01:39.592Z

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name: "Lois Wilfred Griffiths"
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description: "Lois Wilfred Griffiths was an American mathematician and teacher. She served as a researcher, mathematician, and professor for 37 years at Northwestern University before retiring in 1964. She is best known for her work in polygonal numbers. She published multiple papers and wrote a textbook, Introduction to the Theory of Equations, published in 1945."
tagline: "American mathematician (1899–1981)"
gender: "female"
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1899-06-27"
deathDate: "1981-11-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump