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Argelia Velez-Rodriguez
Cuban-American mathematician and educator
Argelia Velez-Rodriguez | |
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| Born | 1936 (age 88–89) Havana, Cuba |
| Alma mater | Marianao Institute University of Havana |
| Thesis | Determination of Orbits Using Talcott's Method (1960) |
| Institutions | Bishop College Minority Institutions Science Improvement Program |
Argelia Velez-Rodriguez (born 1936) is a Cuban-American mathematician and educator.
She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics in Cuba.
Early life
When Argelia Velez-Rodriguez was growing up, her father worked in the government under Cuba's leader, Fulgencio Batista.[1] At the start of Batista's governing, he improved the Cuban educational system.[1] Her family was Catholic, so she was educated in Catholic primary and secondary schools.[1] During her schooling, teachers noticed her interest in mathematics, and she won a mathematic competition at age 9.[