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Nationality
  
Scottish

Name
  
Flora Philip

Resting place
  
Dean Cemetery


Flora Philip Flora Philip 1865 1943 The University of Edinburgh

Born
  
19 May 1865 Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland (
1865-05-19
)

Spouse
  
George Stewart (m. 1893; his death 1938)

Died
  
August 14, 1943, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Fields
  
Mathematics, Greek language

Flora Philip (19 May 1865 – 14 August 1943) was a Scottish mathematician.

Flora Philip Flora Philip 1865 1943 The University of Edinburgh

Flora Philip paved the way for Scottish female mathematicians, being not only the first female member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, but also being among the first females to be capped in Scotland, graduating from the University of Edinburgh on 13 April 1893.

References

Flora Philip Wikipedia