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Laura Bassi

Laura Bassi

Italian physicist
Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti was an Italian physicist and academic. Recognized and depicted as "Minerva", she was the first woman to have a doctorate in science, and the second woman in the world to earn the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1711, Bologna, Italy
Died: February 20, 1778 (age 66 years), Bologna, Italy
Known for: First female university professor; populariser of Newtonian mechanics in Italy
Spouse: Giuseppe Veratti (m. 1738–1778)