Philippa Fawcett (placed above the Senior Wrangler in 1890 but not officially ranked)
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Philippa Fawcett was a pioneering English mathematician who, in 1890, achieved the highest score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos—surpassing all her male peers—at a time when women were not officially ranked.
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| instanceOf |
English mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Mathematical Tripos (completed, but not formally awarded a degree at the time because she was a woman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | campaigns for women's access to university degrees at Cambridge ⓘ |
| awardReceived | informal recognition as being placed "above the Senior Wrangler" in 1890 ⓘ |
| causeOf | increased public attention to women's academic abilities in late 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
pioneering English mathematician
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trailblazer for women in higher mathematics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Newnham College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| employer | Newnham College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Henry Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName | Philippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | role model for women in STEM ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of women mathematicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Millicent Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating women's capabilities in higher mathematics
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surpassing all male candidates in the 1890 Cambridge Mathematical Tripos ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Millicent Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | women's education movement in Britain ⓘ |
| name | Philippa Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
achieved the highest score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos in 1890
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first woman to obtain the highest score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos ⓘ placed above the Senior Wrangler in the 1890 Mathematical Tripos ⓘ |
| notableWork | performance in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos of 1890 ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of women at the University of Cambridge
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history of women in mathematics ⓘ |
| placeOfEducation | Cambridge, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lecturer in mathematics at Newnham College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| relative |
Henry Fawcett
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Millicent Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1890 Cambridge Mathematical Tripos results announcement ⓘ |
| socialContext | period when women at Cambridge were not officially ranked in Tripos lists ⓘ |
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Senior Wrangler (Cambridge Mathematical Tripos)
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Philippa Fawcett (placed above the Senior Wrangler in 1890 but not officially ranked)
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