Charlotte Scott

Charlotte Angas Scott (8 June 1858 – 10 November 1931) was a British mathematician who made her career in the United States and was influential in the development of American mathematics, including the mathematical education of women. Scott played an important role in Cambridge changing the rules for its famous Mathematical Tripos exam.

For the former First Lady of Zambia, see Charlotte Harland Scott. For the British peeress, see Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch.

Charlotte Scott
Charlotte Angas Scott, from the 1910 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College
Born
Charlotte Angas Scott

(1858-06-08)8 June 1858
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Died10 November 1931(1931-11-10) (aged 73)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsCambridge University
Bryn Mawr College
Doctoral advisorArthur Cayley
Doctoral studentsLouise Cummings
Ada Maddison
Virginia Ragsdale
Emilie Martin
Mary Gertrude Haseman
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