Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright
Personal Information
Born: 1900
Died: 1992
Country of Birth: UK
Nationality: British
Ethnicity: White
Education
St. Hugh's College 1st Class Degree in Mathematics 1923; Oxford University PhD Mathematics 1930
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— Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mathematics
Institution/Corporation: Girton; Oxford
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degrees: Edinburgh University; Leeds University; Hull University; Wales University; Oxford University; Brown University; Member: Royal Society (1947) Cambridge Association of University Women, Mathematical Association, London Mathematical Society, Honorary Fellow The Royal Society of Edinburgh (1968)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1968 DeMorgan Medal, London Mathematical Society; 1964 Sylvester Medal, Royal Society; 1930 Yarrow Research Fellowship; 1969 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
Achievements: one of the pioneers of what would later become known as chaos theory; with John E. Littlewood, contributed to important advances in function theory & differential equations;
was a descendant of poet John Donne
wrote over 100 articles on several mathematical concepts
1936 became the Director of Studies in Mathematics at Girton college
appointed Mistress of Girton 1948
was a Reader in the Theory of Functions at Cambridge 1958-1968
after retiring from girton in 1968 became a visiting professor in the US, Mexico, Poland & Wales
continued her research until well into her 80s
was school by tutors until she was 11 & was then sent to live with relatives & attended regular school
originally studied history before turning her focus to mathematics
never lost her interest in history, wrote several biographical memoires that showed her expertise in history
loved to travel & visited numerous historical locations like Petra
at age 96 was 1 of the subjects of a TV documentary called "Our Brilliant Careers"
was a Red Cross volunteer during WWII
her hobbies included painting & music