Winifred Edgerton Merrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWinifred Edgerton Merrill
American mathematician
Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1862
Place of Birth: Ripon, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 06-Sep-1951
Profession: mathematician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Winifred Edgerton Merrill
- Winifred Edgerton (September 24, 1862 – September 6, 1951) was born in Ripon, Wisconsin.
- She was the first woman to receive a degree from Columbia University and the first American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics.
- She was awarded a PhD with high honors from Columbia University in 1886, by a unanimous vote of the board of trustees, after being rejected once.
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