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Evelyn Boyd Granville

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African-American mathematician (1924-2023)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1924 to 2023 · aged 99
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Evelyn Boyd Granville was an American mathematician and computer scientist. D. in mathematics from an American university; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. She graduated from Smith College in 1945. She performed pioneering work in the field of computing.

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2006honorary degree from Spelman College
2000Wilbur Cross Medal

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Evelyn Boyd Granville was an American mathematician and computer scientist. She was the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. She graduated from Smith College in 1945. She performed pioneering work in the field of computing.

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Lived 1924 to 2023 · aged 99
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