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'''Flora Philip''' (19 May 1865 &ndash; 14 August 1943) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[mathematician]].
'''Flora Philip''' (19 May 1865 &ndash; 14 August 1943) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[mathematician]].


== Biography ==
She was born in [[Tobermory, Mull]] to William Phillip, a civil engineer, and Isabella McDougall. She attended [[Tain]] academy and then studied with the [[Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women]] in 1883.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/notable-alumni/alumni-in-history/flora-philip|title=Flora Philip (1865 – 1943)|website=The University of Edinburgh|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>
She was born on 19 May 1865 in [[Tobermory, Mull]] to Isabella McDougall and William Phillip, a civil engineer. She attended at [[Tain]] Academy and then moved to [[Edinburgh]] in 1883 to continue her education. At that time the law prevented women from studying at Scottish universities so she enrolled with the [[Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/notable-alumni/alumni-in-history/flora-philip|title=Flora Philip (1865 – 1943)|website=The University of Edinburgh|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> In 1885 she was awarded the [[University of Edinburgh]] Certificate in Arts by University Principal [[William Muir|Sir William Muir]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Philip_Flora.html|title=Flora Philip (1865-1943)|website=www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> for her studies in [[English literature]], [[ethics]], [[mathematics]] and [[physiology]].

In 1885 she was awarded the [[University of Edinburgh]] Certificate in Arts for her studies by [[William Muir]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Philip_Flora.html|title=Flora Philip (1865-1943)|website=www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> in [[English literature]], [[ethics]], [[mathematics]] and [[physiology]] but could not attend the university due to the current law however, in 1889 the law was changed to enable Scottish universities to admit women. After the university began to admit women, Philip [[Matriculation|matriculated]] and received her degree in 1893 for her previous studies and was the first woman to receive a degree from the University of Edinburgh.<ref name=":0" />


In December 1886 she became the first female member of the [[Edinburgh Mathematical Society]] despite not having a formal university degree.<ref name=":0" />
In December 1886 she became the first female member of the [[Edinburgh Mathematical Society]] despite not having a formal university degree.<ref name=":0" />


In 1889 the [[Universities (Scotland) Acts 1858 to 1966|Universities (Scotland) Act]] was passed allowing women to be admitted to Scottish universities for the first time. Philip [[Matriculation|matriculated]] at the University of Edinburgh and received her degree for her previous studies. On 13 April 1893 she and seven other women graduated from the University, becoming the first women to do so.<ref name=":0" />
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Philip also taught at the St George's High School for Girls until her marriage in 1893 to George Stewart.<ref name=":0" />

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Philip taught at the St George's High School for Girls until her marriage in 1893 to George Stewart.<ref name=":0" />


Philip died in 1943 at a nursing home and is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]].<ref name=":0" />
Philip died in 1943 at a nursing home and is buried in [[Dean Cemetery]].<ref name=":0" />
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Revision as of 19:23, 30 December 2019

Flora Philip
Born(1865-05-19)19 May 1865
Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
Died14 August 1943(1943-08-14) (aged 78)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Resting placeDean Cemetery, Edinburgh
NationalityScottish
Other namesFlora Stewart
Known forone of the first women to graduate from the University of Edinburgh (1893)
the first female member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society (1886)
Spouse
George Stewart
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(m. 1893; died 1938)​
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics and Greek
polymath
InstitutionsSt George's School, Edinburgh

Flora Philip (19 May 1865 – 14 August 1943) was a Scottish mathematician, one of the first women to receive a degree from the University of Edinburgh and the first female member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society.

Biography

She was born on 19 May 1865 in Tobermory, Mull to Isabella McDougall and William Phillip, a civil engineer. She attended at Tain Academy and then moved to Edinburgh in 1883 to continue her education. At that time the law prevented women from studying at Scottish universities so she enrolled with the Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women.[1] In 1885 she was awarded the University of Edinburgh Certificate in Arts by University Principal Sir William Muir,[2] for her studies in English literature, ethics, mathematics and physiology.

In December 1886 she became the first female member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society despite not having a formal university degree.[1]

In 1889 the Universities (Scotland) Act was passed allowing women to be admitted to Scottish universities for the first time. Philip matriculated at the University of Edinburgh and received her degree for her previous studies. On 13 April 1893 she and seven other women graduated from the University, becoming the first women to do so.[1]

Philip taught at the St George's High School for Girls in Edinburgh until her marriage in 1893 to lawyer, George Stewart.[1]

Philip died in 1943 at a nursing home and is buried in Dean Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Flora Philip (1865 – 1943)". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Flora Philip (1865-1943)". www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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