Rose Whelan Sedgewick
Rose Whelan Sedgewick (circa 1904 – 2000) was an American mathematician. She was the first person to earn a PhD in mathematics from Brown University, in 1929.[1] Her subsequent career in mathematics included assistant professorships at the University of Rochester, the University of Connecticut, Hillyer College, and the University of Maryland.[2]
Rose Whelan Sedgewick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rose Alice Whelan Brockton, MA, USA |
| Died | 7 June 2000 (aged 96) Dunedin, FL, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Rochester University of Connecticut Hillyer College University of Maryland |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob David Tamarkin |
Sedgewick is the namesake of the Rose Whelan Society at Brown, an organization of women graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in mathematics.[3] She was married to fellow mathematician Charles H.W. Sedgewick and had four children.[4] She died on June 7, 2000 at the age of 96.[2]
Professional honors
References
- "Obituaries". Brown Alumni Magazine. September–October 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- "St. Petersburg Times Obituaries". St. Petersburg Times. 13 June 2000. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- "Rose Whelan Society at Brown University". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- Green, Judy; LaDuke, Jeanne (2009). "Sedgewick, Rose Whelan". Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's. American Mathematical Society. p. 68. ISBN 9780821896747. Retrieved 4 December 2013. Biography on p.548-551 of the Supplementary Material at AMS
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