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Elizabeth Ruth Bennett Grennan

Birth
Shawnee, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Oct 1972 (aged 92)
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
4 Park Lot 57
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Elizabeth Grennan, born Elizabeth Bennett, was the wife of John Grennan. She was the daughter of Daniel Tinsman Bennett (1847-1921) and Emeline Loux (1852-1923) and was the sister of Lillian M. Bennett (b. PA).

Elizabeth received her A.B. degree in 1903 from Ohio University in Athens, OH. She held a scholarship in mathematics at Illinois for 1907-1908, and a fellowship from 1908-1910. She received her master's degree in 1908 and her Ph.D. in 1910. Elizabeth was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Illinois, and the second Ph.D. overall from that department.

Elizabeth Grennan, born Elizabeth Bennett, was the wife of John Grennan. She was the daughter of Daniel Tinsman Bennett (1847-1921) and Emeline Loux (1852-1923) and was the sister of Lillian M. Bennett (b. PA).

Elizabeth received her A.B. degree in 1903 from Ohio University in Athens, OH. She held a scholarship in mathematics at Illinois for 1907-1908, and a fellowship from 1908-1910. She received her master's degree in 1908 and her Ph.D. in 1910. Elizabeth was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Illinois, and the second Ph.D. overall from that department.


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