Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta
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 Jacqueline Naze Tjøtta in 1966 | |
| Born | 1 June 1935 Montpellier, France |
| Died | 9 March 2017 (aged 81) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | French/Norwegian |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
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Jacqueline Andrée Naze Tjøtta (1 June 1935 – 9 March 2017) was a Norwegian mathematician who became the first female mathematical sciences professor in Norway.[1]
Jacqueline Naze was born in Montpellier, France, to musician Maurize André Naze and Renée Marie Courbet. She graduated in mathematics from the Aix-Marseille University and Sorbonne, Paris. She married Norwegian mathematician Sigve Tjøtta in 1964. She was appointed professor in applied mathematics at the University of Bergen from 1966. Her research interests focused on kinetic theory, magnetohydrodynamics and theoretical acoustics.[2]
She died in Oslo on 9 March 2017 at the age of 81.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Berntsen, Jarle; Lunde, Per (16 March 2017). "Nekrolog: Jacqueline Andreè Naze Tjøtta". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Tjøtta, Jacqueline Andrée Naze". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 564. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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