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In Remembrance: Evelyn Boyd Granville ’49PhD Died on June 27 2023

Evelyn Boyd Granville passed away peacefully at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 27, 2023. One of the first two African American women to earn a PhD in mathematics, Granville had an impressive career that included teaching math, writing textbooks, and programming computers for NASA. 

A complete obituary appeared in the Washington Post on July 5, 2023.

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