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Encyclopedia > Grace Chisholm Young

Grace Chisholm Young (March 15, 1868 - March 29, 1944) was a mathematician educated at Girton College, England. Her early writings were published under the name of her husband, William Henry Young. For her work on calculus (1914-16), she was awarded the Gamble Prize. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is mathematics. ... Full name Girton College Motto - Named after Girton Village Previous names The College for Women (1869), Girton College (1872) Established 1869 Sister College Somerville College Mistress Dame Marylin Strathern Location Huntingdon Road Undergraduates 503 Graduates 201 Homepage Boatclub Girton College lies on the extremity of Cambridge Girton College was established... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... see also Creative Writing Writing may refer to two activities: the inscribing of characters on a medium, with the intention of forming words and other constructs that represent language or record information, and the creation of material to be conveyed through written language. ... This article is concerned with the production of books, magazines, and other literary material (whether in printed or electronic formats). ... Husband may refer to: the male spouse in a marriage a husband pillow. ... William Henry Young (London, 1863 - Lausanne, 1924) was a mathematician educated at University of Cambridge. ... Integral and differential calculus is a central branch of mathematics, developed from algebra and geometry. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...


External links

  • John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson. Grace Chisholm Young at the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
  • Biography at the Biographies of Women Mathematicians Web Site
  • University of Liverpool: Papers of Professor William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young

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Chisholm_Young biography (1150 words)
Grace was the youngest of her parents' four children with her mother being 44 and her father 59 years old when she was born.
Grace was only six years old when her father retired at the age of 65 and at this time the family moved to Haslemere in Surrey.
William Young was not a mathematical researcher, but Grace of course was trained in research at Göttingen, so she encouraged her husband to begin his research career.
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