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María Andresa Casamayor

1720-00-00 – 1780-00-00

Portrait of María Andresa Casamayor
Retrato de María Andrea Casamayor. Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Eulogia Merle.. Extraido a partir del cuadro ya existente en commonsCredit: Eulogia Merle

Life & Legacy

María Andresa Casamayor (30 November 1720 – 23 October 1780) was a Spanish mathematician, writer and Spanish girls' school teacher. She stood out for her mathematical thinking and work with numbers and made significant contributions to arithmetic, which at the time was considered the exclusive domain of men. She is one of the few 18th century Spanish women scientists and mathematicians whose work has been preserved, including María Pascuala Caro Sureda.

Occupation & Career

mathematician, writer, school teacher, teacher

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Tyrocinio arithmético

Legacy Highlights

Notable Work

Tyrocinio arithmético

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q6003324 — wikidata View source

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