Helene Reschovsky
Helene Josefine Reschovsky (born April 2, 1907 in Vienna ; † January 24, 1994 in the USA ) was an Austrian-American mathematician and university professor.
life and work
After attending the girls' high school in Vienna, Reschkovsky studied at the University of Vienna from 1925 to 1929 . She did her doctorate in 1930 under Karl Menger with the subject: About rational curves. She then taught at a middle school and was a member of the Mathematical Colloquium. She emigrated to the United States in 1938, where she first worked on her brother's chicken farm and then worked as a math teacher in Bryn Mawr and Wellesley . She became an assistant professor in 1950 and then an associate professor at the University of Connecticut . In 1952 she was listed as a member of the Mathematical Association of America . Her publications deal with geometry and topology .
Publications (selection)
- About rational curves . In: Fundamenta Mathematicae 15, 1930, pp. 18–37
literature
- Ilse Korotin (Ed.): BiografıA. Lexicon of Austrian Women. Volume 3: P-Z. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2016, ISBN 978-3-205-79590-2 , p. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Women biographies
- Helene Reschovsky
- Biobibliographical Documents on Women Mathematicians
- Member of the Mathematical Association of America
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SURNAME | Reschovsky, Helene |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reschovsky, Helene Josefine (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American mathematician and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1994 |
Place of death | United States |