Occupation – Mathematician
Vivienne Malone-Mayes (1932-1995)
Born February 10, 1932, Vivienne Malone-Mayes was the fifth African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. Malone-Mayes grew up in Waco, Texas,...
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)
Benjamin Banneker, a free Black farmer, mathematician, and astronomer, was born on November 9, 1731, the son of freed slaves...
Charles B. Bell, Jr. (1928-2010)
Professor Charles Bernard Bell, Jr., one of the leading African American mathematicians of the twentieth century, was born in New...
