Mary

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Mary is the given name of Mary Everest Boole, a 19th-century mathematics educator known for her innovative ideas on teaching mathematics, especially to children.

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instanceOf human
birthName Mary Everest
centuryOfActivity 19th century
20th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1832-03-11
dateOfDeath 1916-05-17
ethnicGroup English
familyName Boole family
surface form: Boole
father Thomas Roupell Everest
fieldOfWork mathematics education
gender female
givenName Mary
hasPartInBiography widow of George Boole from 1864
influencedBy George Boole
knownFor advocacy of self-discovery in learning mathematics
use of playful and intuitive methods in mathematics teaching
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriageDate 1855
mother Mary Ryall
notableFor innovative ideas on teaching mathematics to children
notableIdea emphasis on psychological aspects of learning mathematics
use of curve stitching and string art to teach geometry
notableWork Logic Taught by Love
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
The Preparation of the Child for Science
occupation author
mathematics educator
placeOfBirth Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
relative George Everest
residence London, England
spouse George Boole

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