Philippa Fawcett
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 76 years ago |
| Born | Pimlico |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Hendon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Field | Mathematician |
| Parents | Millicent Fawcett |
| Grandparents | Newson Garrett |
| Louisa Dunnell | |
| Job | Mathematician |
| Date of birth | April 4,1868 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Education | Newnham College, University of Cambridge |
| Bedford College, London | |
| Known for | First woman ranked "above Senior Wrangler" |
| Date of died | June 10,1948 |
| Cousins | Louisa Garrett Anderson |
| Margaret Skelton Anderson | |
| Alan Anderson | |
| Academ advisor | Ernest William Hobson |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 497741 |
Philippa Fawcett Life story
Philippa Garrett Fawcett was an English mathematician and educationalist. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge, and at the normal school in Johannesburg, and she became an administrator for the London County Council.
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