Template:Did you know nominations/Ruth Stokes
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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:54, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
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Ruth Stokes
- ... that when Ruth Stokes defended her dissertation on the theory of linear programming in 1931, she became the first person to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University? Source: Lee, "From Winthrop to Washington", "This was the first PhD in Mathematics awarded by Duke University." (also verified by searching the Mathematics Genealogy project). For the topic of her dissertation, see the Kjeldsen reference in the article.
- Reviewed: Aurélie Groizeleau
Created by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 21:48, 22 April 2021 (UTC).
This article is new enough, long enough, well written and referenced, free from copyvio. Hook is interesting and has been verified by source provided. I would favor:- ALT0a ... that Ruth Stokes was the first person to earn a doctorate in mathematics from Duke University?
