Euphemia Haynes
Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes (September 11, 1890 – July 25, 1980) was an American mathematician and educator. She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics, which she earned from the Catholic University of America in 1943.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes | |
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| Born | September 11, 1890 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Died | July 25, 1980 (aged 89) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of the District of Columbia, Smith College, University of Chicago, The Catholic University of America |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Determination of Sets of Independent Conditions Characterizing Certain Special Cases of Symmetric Correspondences (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | Aubrey Edward Landry |
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