Frances Cave-Browne-Cave
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Frances Evelyn Cave-Browne-Cave (1876–1965), English
mathematician
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Frances Cave-Browne-Cave was the daughter of Sir Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave (1835–1924) (see Cave-Browne-Cave Baronets
for earlier history of the family) and Blanche Matilda Mary Ann Milton. She was the sister of Henry Cave-Browne-Cave
, the Royal Air Force officer. She was educated at home in Streatham
and entered Girton College, Cambridge
with her older sister Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
in 1895. She was Fifth Wrangler in 1898. She received an MA from Trinity College, Dublin
in 1907 (since the rules of Cambridge University did not then permit women to take degrees) and from Cambridge in 1926.
Along with Beatrice, she worked with Karl Pearson
in London, returning to Girton as a research student (1901–3) before becoming fellow (1903–36) and Honorary Fellow in 1942. She retired to Southampton in 1936.
English people
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
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Frances Cave-Browne-Cave was the daughter of Sir Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave (1835–1924) (see Cave-Browne-Cave Baronets
Cave-Browne-Cave Baronets
The Cave, later Cave-Browne, later Cave-Browne-Cave Baronetcy, of Stanford in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 June 1641 for Thomas Cave, a Royalist who fought in the English Civil War...
for earlier history of the family) and Blanche Matilda Mary Ann Milton. She was the sister of Henry Cave-Browne-Cave
Henry Cave-Browne-Cave
Air Vice Marshal Henry Meyrick Cave-Browne-Cave CB, DSO, DFC, RAF was an engineering officer in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I and senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1930s....
, the Royal Air Force officer. She was educated at home in Streatham
Streatham
Streatham is a district in Surrey, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
and entered Girton College, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
with her older sister Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave
Beatrice Mabel Cave-Browne-Cave was an English mathematician who undertook pioneering work in the mathematics of aeronautics.- Birth and education :...
in 1895. She was Fifth Wrangler in 1898. She received an MA from Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
in 1907 (since the rules of Cambridge University did not then permit women to take degrees) and from Cambridge in 1926.
Along with Beatrice, she worked with Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson FRS was an influential English mathematician who has been credited for establishing the disciplineof mathematical statistics....
in London, returning to Girton as a research student (1901–3) before becoming fellow (1903–36) and Honorary Fellow in 1942. She retired to Southampton in 1936.