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Biographical entry Cohen, Fanny (1887 - 1975)
- Born
- 9 June 1887
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 21 August 1975
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician and Educator
Summary
Fanny Cohen was a first class scholar in geology and mathematics at the University of Sydney and went on to study at the University of Cambridge. She returned to Sydney and in 1929 became headmistress of Fort Street Girls' High School.
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Fanny Cohen - Records, 1904 - 1913, ML MSS 723; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
University of Sydney, Archives
- Fanny Cohen - Records, 1910 - 1975, P 65; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Turney, Cliff, 'Cohen, Fanny (1887-1975)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 51-52. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080054b.htm. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Cohen, Fanny', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1462494. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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