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Etta Zuber Falconer

American educator and mathematician
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Also known as: Etta Zuber
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Etta Zuber
Born:
Nov. 21, 1933, Tupelo, Miss., U.S.
Died:
Sept. 19, 2002, Atlanta, Ga. (aged 68)
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Etta Zuber Falconer (born Nov. 21, 1933, Tupelo, Miss., U.S.—died Sept. 19, 2002, Atlanta, Ga.) was an American educator and mathematician who influenced many African American women to choose careers in science and mathematics. Zuber graduated summa cum laude from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. Among her teachers at Fisk was mathematician Evelyn Granville, one of the first African American women to receive a doctoral degree in mathematics. Zuber then received a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. From 1954 to 1963 she taught at Okolona Junior College ...(100 of 377 words)

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