Florence Eliza Allen

Florence Eliza Allen (October 4, 1876 – December 31, 1960) was an American mathematician.[1] In 1907 she became the second woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the fourth Ph.D. overall from that department. She died at the age of 84 in 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]

Biography

Allen was born in Horicon, Wisconsin. She had an older brother and her father was a lawyer.

Florence Allen got her Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from University of Wisconsin in 1900. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa[1] and she was in leadership positions in a literary society for women promoting fine arts. She was also involved in self-government and yearbook board. She stayed at University of Wisconsin as a resident and achieved her Master's degree in 1901.[2]

Florence Allen continued to work at University of Wisconsin as an assistant and became an instructor in 1902. She attained her doctorate in 1907 in geometry. She stayed at her position at University of Wisconsin; in 1945 she became an assistant professor.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographies of Women Mathematicians". Agnes Scott College. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Green, Judy; LaDuke, Jeanne (2009). Pioneering Women in American Mathematics: The Pre-1940 PhD's. American Mathematical Soc. p. 123.