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Stubblefield, Beauregard

1923-2013 · Contribution: 1952-1992

Mathematics

Overcame repeated graduate-school rejections to earn a PhD in topology from the University of Michigan in 1959; helped establish the National Association of Mathematicians as an international organization and approved its first major federal grant in 1978

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Born
1923-2013
Active since
1952-1992
Category
Mathematics

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Stubblefield overcame repeated racist rejection to earn his doctorate, then helped build the international reach and funding of Black mathematics' principal organization.

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