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MATHEMATICIAN

Evelyn Boyd Granville

1924 - 2023

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Evelyn Boyd Granville (May 1, 1924 – June 27, 2023) was the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. She graduated from Smith College in 1945. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Evelyn Boyd Granville has received more than 122,508 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Evelyn Boyd Granville is the 872nd most popular mathematician (down from 772nd in 2019), the 12,182nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,282nd in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Evelyn Boyd Granville ranks 872 out of 823. Before her are Daina Taimiņa, Peter Scholze, Nigel Hitchin, Christopher Zeeman, Mary Ellen Rudin, and Peter Sarnak. After her are Artur Avila, Keith Devlin, Irving Kaplansky, Henry John Stephen Smith, Fan Chung, and Adele Goldstine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Evelyn Boyd Granville ranks 435. Before her are Harry Schwarz, Margaret Whiting, Ken Armstrong, Joseph Campanella, Charlie Callas, and Mary Ellen Rudin. After her are Frank Lautenberg, Laurie Hughes, Norvel Lee, Juan Ponce Enrile, A. B. Bardhan, and Robert Sobukwe. Among people deceased in 2023, Evelyn Boyd Granville ranks 388. Before her are François Bracci, Bert I. Gordon, Bob Knight, John Devitt, Vani Jairam, and Remigijus Valiulis. After her are Hossein Shahabi, Dean Smith, Patricia Bredin, Paweł Huelle, Herb Kohl, and Norman Lear.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Evelyn Boyd Granville ranks 12,182 out of 18,182. Before her are Gary Collins (1938), Criss Oliva (1963), Bonnie Rotten (1993), Allen Lanier (1946), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), and Tom Foley (1929). After her are Chi Chi LaRue (1959), Susan Seidelman (1952), French Stewart (1964), Sinnamon Love (1973), Allison Hayes (1930), and Keone Young (1947).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Evelyn Boyd Granville ranks 80. Before her are Douglas McIlroy (1932), Christine Darden (1942), Phillip Griffiths (1938), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), Bill Gosper (1943), and Mary Ellen Rudin (1924). After her are Adele Goldstine (1920), Richard Schoen (1950), Sal Khan (1976), Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Steven Strogatz (1959), and Euphemia Haynes (1890).

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