Elbert Frank Cox
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Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician renowned for being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.
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| Elbert Frank Cox canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor's degree in mathematics
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Ph.D. in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-12-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-11-28 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
William Lloyd Garrison
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William Lloyd Garrison Williams
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| doctoralThesis | The polynomial solutions of the difference equation of hypergeometric type ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Indiana University ⓘ
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Indiana University Bloomington
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| employer |
Howard University
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Louisville Municipal College ⓘ Shaw University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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African American
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| familyName | Cox ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
differential equations
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mathematics ⓘ polynomial solutions of differential equations ⓘ |
| givenName | Elbert ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Black Americans
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African-American
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| influenced | African American mathematicians ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Howard University Department of Mathematics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics
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pioneering role for African Americans in graduate mathematics education ⓘ |
| notableStudent | David Blackwell ⓘ |
| notableWork | Research on polynomial solutions of differential equations of hypergeometric type ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Evansville, Indiana, United States
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Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C., United States of America
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| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C., United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ida Mae Richardson Cox ⓘ |
| taughtSubject | mathematics ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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