Hel Braun

German mathematician (1914-1986) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 71

Helene (Hel) Braun was a German mathematician who specialized in number theory and modular forms. Her autobiography, The Beginning of A Scientific Career, described her experience as a female scientist working in a male-dominated field at the time, in the Third Reich.

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