About Florence Yeldham
Lived 1877 – 1945 (aged 67). Florence Yeldham was a British mathematician and history of arithmetic.
Florence Annie Yeldham (30 October 1877 – 10 January 1945) was a British school teacher and historian of arithmetic. She supported the idea of following the history of mathematics as a motive to teach arithmetic. The Teaching of Arithmetic Through 400 Years, 1535–1935, A Study of Mathematical Methods in England to the Thirteenth Century and Percentage Tables. Her books were well regarded and included reference material which was not easily available.
Yeldham fell victim to chronic arthritis, which made her final years uncomfortable. She died while staying at Metropolitan Convalescent Home, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, where she spent the last six months of her life.
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Who was Florence Yeldham?
British mathematician (1877-1945)
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Florence Yeldham was born on 30 October 1877 in Brightling.
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Florence Yeldham died on 10 January 1945 in Walton-on-Thames.
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Florence Yeldham was a mathematician and history of arithmetic.
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Florence Yeldham was British.
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