Lorraine Foster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lorraine Foster

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1938

Place of Birth: Culver City, California, United States

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lorraine Lois Foster (December 25, 1938, Culver City, California) is an American mathematician.
In 1964 she became the first woman to receive a Ph.D.
in mathematics from California Institute of Technology.
Her thesis advisor at Caltech was Olga Taussky-Todd.Born Lorraine Lois Turnbull, she attended Occidental College where she majored in physics.
She was admitted to Caltech after receiving a Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellowship.
In 1964 she joined the faculty of California State University, Northridge.
She works in number theory and the theory of mathematical symmetry.