Alicia Boole Stott
Alicia Boole Stott (8 June 1860 – 17 December 1940) was a British mathematician. She made a number of contributions to the field and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Groningen. She grasped four-dimensional geometry from an early age, and introduced the term "polytope" for a convex solid in four or more dimensions.
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| Born | 8 June 1860 |
| Died | 17 December 1940 (aged 80) Middlesex, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Known for | Mathematics |
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