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felix klein 1944 british mathematics 1868 grace chisholm young.jpg grace chisholm young
 grace chisholm young university of cambridge
grace chisholm young

grace chisholm young -lrb- née chisholm -rrb- was an english mathematician .
she was educated at girton college , cambridge , england and continued her studies at göttingen university in germany , where in 1895 she became the first woman to receive a doctorate in any field in that country .
her early writings were published under the name of her husband , william henry young , and they collaborated on mathematical work throughout their lives .
for her work on calculus -lrb- 1914 -- 16 -rrb- , she was awarded the gamble prize .
her son , laurence chisholm young , and daughter rosalind tanner were also mathematicians , as is one of her granddaughters , sylvia wiegand -lrb- daughter of laurence -rrb- .
