Saly Ruth Ramler (1894–1993), also known as Saly Ruth Struik, was the first woman to receive a mathematics PhD from the German University in Prague, now known as Charles University.[1]
Saly Ruth Ramler | |
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| Born | November 10, 1894 |
| Died | 1993 |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
| Known for | First woman to receive a math PhD from Charles University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerhard Kowalewski Georg Alexander Pick |
Life and work
editHer 1919 dissertation, on the axioms of affine geometry, was supervised by Gerhard Kowalewski and Georg Alexander Pick.[2] She married the Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics Dirk Jan Struik in 1923. Between 1924 and 1926, the pair traveled Europe and met many prominent mathematicians, using Dirk Struik's Rockefeller fellowship. In 1926, they emigrated to the United States, and Dirk Struik accepted a position at MIT.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bečvářová, Martina (2018). "Saly Ruth Struik, 1894–1993". The Mathematical Intelligencer. 40 (4): 79–85. doi:10.1007/s00283-018-9835-1. S2CID 126187647.
- ^ "Saly Ruth (Ramler) Struik". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Remembering Dirk Jan Struik, 1894-2000". Mathematical Association of America. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.