Anne Bosworth Focke

Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke (September 29, 1868 – May 15, 1907) was an American mathematician who became the first mathematics professor at what is now the University of Rhode Island, and later became the first female doctoral student of David Hilbert.

Anne Bosworth Focke
BornSeptember 29, 1868
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, US
DiedMay 15, 1907 (1907-05-16) (aged 38)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
University of Chicago
Wellesley College
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsRhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Doctoral advisorDavid Hilbert
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