Marjorie Lee Browne
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Marjorie Lee Browne Net Worth

Marjorie Lee Browne was a pioneering African-American mathematician who was born in 1914 in Memphis, United States. She was inspired by her father, a 'math wizard', and was determined to make a name for herself in the field of mathematics. She was one of the first few women to receive a doctorate degree in mathematics, and she continued to pursue her studies and support aspiring young mathematicians throughout her career. She received scholarships and fellowships from prestigious universities to undertake research programs, and grants to teach mathematics at North Carolina Central University, where she was associated until her death. Despite the discrimination and hatred she faced, she persevered and achieved success in mathematics due to her willpower, strong mind and passion for the subject.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Mathematics Educator
Birth Day September 09, 1914
Birth Place Memphis, United States
Age 106 YEARS OLD
Died On October 19, 1979(1979-10-19) (aged 65)\nDurham, North Carolina
Birth Sign Libra
Alma mater University of Michigan

💰 Net worth

Marjorie Lee Browne, widely recognized as a prominent Mathematics Educator in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. Known for her invaluable contributions to the field of mathematics education, Browne has left an indelible impact on countless students and fellow educators alike. With a focus on empowering students and fostering a love for mathematics, Browne's influential teaching methods have garnered significant praise and recognition, contributing to her estimated net worth.

Biography/Timeline

1914

Marjorie Lee Browne was born in Tennessee in 1914. Her mother died when she was only two years old,and she was raised by her stepmother and her father, Lawrence Johnson Lee. Her father, a railway postal clerk, was also a "math wizard" who shared his passion for mathematics with his children. She attended LeMoyne High School, a private Methodist school started after the Civil War to offer education for African Americans. She won the Memphis city women's tennis singles championship while she was in high school.

1935

She attended Howard University, majoring in mathematics and graduating cum laude in 1935. After receiving her bachelor's degree, she taught high school and college for a short term, including at Gilbert Academy in New Orleans.

1949

She then applied to the University of Michigan graduate program in mathematics. Michigan accepted African Americans, which many US educational institutions did not at the time. After working full-time at the historically black Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and attending Michigan only during the summer, Browne's work paid off and she received a teaching fellowship at Michigan, attending full-time and completing her dissertation in 1949. Her dissertation, "Studies of One Parameter Subgroups of Certain Topological and Matrix Groups," was supervised by George Yuri Rainich. She was one of the first African-American women in the US to earn a doctorate in mathematics, along with Evelyn Boyd Granville, who also earned a Ph.D. in 1949. Euphemia Haynes was the very first African-American woman in the US to earn a doctorate in mathematics, having earned hers in 1943.

1951

Browne then joined the faculty at North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University (NCCU)), where she taught and researched for thirty years. She was also the head of the department for much of her time at NCCU, from 1951 to 1970. There she worked a principal investigator, coordinator or the mathematics section, and lecturer for the Summer Institute for Secondary School Science and Mathematics Teachers.

1960

Browne saw the importance of computer science early on, writing a $60,000 grant to IBM to bring a computer to NCCU in 1960 -- one of the first computers in academic computing, and probably the first at a historically black school.

1974

Throughout her career, Browne worked to help gifted mathematics students, educating them and offering them financial support to pursue higher education. Notable students included Joseph Battle, william Fletcher, Asamoah Nkwanta, and Nathan Simms. She established summer institutes to provide continuing education in mathematics for high school teachers. In 1974 she was awarded the first W. W. Rankin Memorial Award from the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics for her work with mathematics education.

1979

Marjorie Lee Browne died of a heart attack in Durham, North Carolina, on October 19, 1979. After her death, four of her students established the Marjorie Lee Brown Trust Fund at North Carolina Central University which sponsors the Marjorie Lee Browne Scholarship and the Marjorie Lee Browne Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series. Since 1999, the Mathematics Department at the University of Michigan has hosted the Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium, which annually brings a speaker "to present a talk that highlights their research but also addresses the issue of diversity in the sciences."

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