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Germain, Sophie (1776 - 1831)

Short name Germain, Sophie
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First name Sophie
Birth name Germain
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Date of birth 1776
Date of death 1831
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Sex Female
Place of birth Paris
Place of death Paris
Lived in Paris , France
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Unknown artist, portrait of Sophie Germain, 1896.
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Education Self-educated
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Germain, Sophie was ...
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Place(s) of Residence Paris , France
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Recherches sur la théorie des surfaces élastiques (1821) 0 0
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Circulations of Germain, Sophie, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Receptions of Germain, Sophie, the person

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Unknown artist, portrait of Sophie Germain, 1896. 1896 is portrait of
Književnost in umetnost Literature and Art [unknown author, female, various] 1897 -
Georg Biedenkapp, Sophie Germain, ein weiblicher Denker [author male, various] [CREATE SEPARATE RECORDS] 1910 is biography of

NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to Women's literature, 1992

Mathematician.
Used pseudonym of Auguste Le Blanc to enter the field.

Was nominated to receive an honorary title from the university of Göttingen, but died of breast cancer before she could receive it.