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Grace Bates

American mathematician (1914-1996) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 82

Grace Elizabeth Bates was an American mathematician and one of few women in the United States to be granted a Ph.D. in mathematics in the 1940s. She became an emeritus professor at Mount Holyoke College.

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Bates specialized in algebra and probability theory, and she co-authored two textbooks: The Real Number System and Modern Algebra, Second Course. Throughout her own education, Bates overcame obstructions to her pursuit of knowledge, opening the way for future women learners.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1996 · aged 82