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Grace Alele-Williams

1932 - 2022

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Grace Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE (16 December 1932 – 25 March 2022) was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate, and the first Nigerian female vice-chancellor at the University of Benin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Grace Alele-Williams is the 972nd most popular mathematician (up from 973rd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 97th in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Grace Alele-Williams ranks 972 out of 1,004. Before her are Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Mary Ellen Rudin, Peter Scholze, Dusa McDuff, Leonid Levin, and Richard Schoen. After her are Satish Dhawan, Frank Adams, Eric W. Weisstein, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Philippa Fawcett, and Graham Higman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Grace Alele-Williams ranks 558. Before her are Derek Taylor, Shirley Cawley, Terry Medwin, Jacqueline Beer, Robert Osborne, and Andy Bathgate. After her are Charles Adkins, Charlie Rich, Jack Smith, Bob Houbregs, Voitto Hellsten, and Lakshman Kadirgamar. Among people deceased in 2022, Grace Alele-Williams ranks 645. Before her are Creed Taylor, Giuseppe Pericu, Marco Cornez, Ned Rorem, Bappi Lahiri, and Howard Hesseman. After her are Darya Dugina, Volodymyr Struk, Peter Bowles, Estela Rodríguez, Kirk Baptiste, and Gábor Csapó.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Grace Alele-Williams ranks 99 out of 309. Before her are Victor Moses (1990), John Utaka (1982), Ibrahim Gambari (1944), Mutiu Adepoju (1970), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), and Rabiu Afolabi (1980). After her are Garba Lawal (1974), Peter Etebo (1995), Omos (1994), Brown Ideye (1988), Babatunde Olatunji (1927), and Augustine Eguavoen (1965).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Nigeria

Among mathematicians born in Nigeria, Grace Alele-Williams ranks 1. 

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