Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a Milanese mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university and the second woman appointed as a professor overall.

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Who was born first?

• Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Thomas Chippendale were born the same year
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht were born the same year
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Antoine de Chézy were born the same year
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Johan Ernst Gunnerus were born the same year
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Hugh Blair were born the same year

Timeline

1. Antoine de ChézySeptember 1, 1718 – October 5, 1798
2. Hedvig Charlotta NordenflychtNovember 28, 1718 – June 29, 1763
3. Hugh BlairApril 7, 1718 – December 27, 1800
4. Johan Ernst GunnerusFebruary 26, 1718 – September 25, 1773
5. Maria Gaetana Agnesi (this page)May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799
6. Thomas ChippendaleJune 5, 1718 – November 13, 1779

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