Elza Furtado Gomide
Elza Furtado Gomide (August 20, 1925 – October 26, 2013) was a Brazilian mathematician and the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics from the University of São Paulo, in 1950, and the second in Brazil.[1] Gomide was involved in the creation of the Society of Mathematics of São Paulo and was elected head of the department of mathematics of the University of São Paulo in 1968.[2]
Elza Furtado Gomide
See also
- Marília Chaves Peixoto, another Brazilian mathematician who earned her doctorate in Brazil in 1948.
References
- "Elza Furtado Gomide (1925-2013) - Primeira doutora em matemática formada pela USP - 07/11/2013 - Cotidiano - Folha de S.Paulo". m.folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- "Pioneiras da Ciência do Brasil - Portal CNPq". cnpq.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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