Sophie Germain(1766-1831)
A French mathematician. Her greatest achievement was her partial proof of Fermat's last theorem. She made important contributions in several areas of mathematics in spite of the rules and prejudices barring woman from academic life. she was awarded a prize by the institut de France, for the work on a mathematical theory of elasticity.
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