Thyrsa Ann Frazier Svager

Born: 1930

Died: 1999

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Antioch College BA Mathematics 1951; Ohio State University (OSU) MS 1952 PhD 1965 both in Mathematics

Field of Study: Mathematics; Educator

Institution/Corporation: Central State University; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Texas Southern University

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: OSU (1993); Member: Kappa Alpha Psi ; MOLES; Beta Kappa Chi; National Association of Mathematicians; Mathematical Association of America; Jack & Jill of America

Awards: Greene County Ohio Hall of Fame

Achievements: one of the first African-American women to receive a PhD in mathematics (7th or 10th depending on source) & 1st from OSC; studied computor applications to number theory