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Elbert Frank Cox (5 December 1895 – 28 November 1969) was an American mathematician. He was the first African American to receive a PhD in mathematics, which he earned at Cornell University in 1925.
Elbert Frank Cox (ur. 5 grudnia 1895 w Evansville (Indiana), zm. 28 listopada 1969 w Waszyngtonie) – amerykański matematyk, był pierwszą osobą czarnoskórą która otrzymała Ph.D. w matematyce. Cox był profesorem na Washington University do 1966 r.
2 kwi 2014 · In 1925, Elbert Frank Cox became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. He taught for 40 years and inspired future Black mathematicians.
Elbert Frank Cox was an American mathematician and was the first African American to receive a PhD in Mathematics.
15 lut 2024 · Mathematician Elbert Cox, PhD 1925, is a legend in his field: when he graduated from Cornell nearly a century ago, he became the first Black person to receive a doctorate in math, not only in this country but anywhere in the world.
American mathematician who became the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. Elbert Frank Cox was born in Evansville, Indiana, in December 1895. He earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Indiana in 1917.
9 lut 2017 · For this year’s Black History Month, we remember one of those students whose accomplishments made it possible for others to strive towards the same goal: Elbert F. Cox. Cox was the first African American in the country, and thought to be the first Black person in the entire world, to receive his PhD in mathematics, but not before receiving ...
