About Thyra Eibe
Lived 1866 – 1955 (aged 88). Thyra Eibe was a Danish mathematician and translator.
Thyra Eibe (3 November 1866 – 4 January 1955) was a Danish mathematician and translator, the first woman to earn a mathematics degree from the University of Copenhagen. She is known for her translation of Euclid's Elements into the Danish Language.
As well as her translations, Eibe wrote several widely used Danish mathematics textbooks.
Recognition In 1942, she was given the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat, an award for Danish woman who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art.
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Who was Thyra Eibe?
mathematician and translator
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Thyra Eibe was born on 3 November 1866 in Copenhagen.
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Thyra Eibe died on 4 January 1955 in Copenhagen.
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Thyra Eibe was a mathematician and translator.
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Thyra Eibe was Danish.
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