Person Cartwright; Dame; Mary Lucy (1900 - 1998); mathematician Cartwright Mary Lucy Dame mathematician 1900 - 1998 British Female Church Cottage, Aynho, Northamptonshire, England 17/12/1900 19001217 Midfield Lodge Nursing Home, Cambridge Road, Oakington, England 03/04/1998 19980403

Aynho, Northamptonshire (1900-1926); Girton College, Cambridge (1945) 38 Sherlock Close, Cambridge (1971-1994); Millfield Lodge Nursing Home, Cambridge (1994-1998)

mathematician Pure mathematics Mathematical analysis Education: Leamington High School (1912-1915); Graveley Manor School, Boscombe (1915-1916); Godolphin School, Salisbury (1916-1919); St Hugh's College, Oxford. BSc (1923, Maths), DPhil (1930) Career: Taught maths at Alice Ottley School, Worcester (1923-1927); Yarrow Research Fellow,Girton College, Cambridge; Lecturer and Staff Fellow, Girton College; Lecturer in Mathematics, Cambridge University (1935); Director of Studies for Mathematics, Girton College (1936-1949); Commandant, Girton College Red Cross Detachment (1940-1944); first woman to serve on Council of the Royal Society; Mistress of Girton College (1949-1968); member of Royal Society delegation to USSR, invited by the Academy of Sciences (1956); Reader in the Theory of Functions, Cambridge University (1959-1968); Chairwoman of Cambridge University Women's Appointments Board; served on the Education Syndicate, Cambridge University; first woman member of the Septem Viri, University Court on matters relating to staff (1958-1960); toured American universities (1968-1971); President, Mathematical Association (1952); continued writing research papers after retirement. Honours: DBE 1969 Memberships: LMS (President 1961-1963); FIMA (Honorary); FRSE Awards/Medals: De Morgan Medal 1968 Parents: William Digby Cartwright, Rector of Aynho, Northamptonshire, and Lucy Harriette Maud Bury. Siblings: Two older brothers (both killed in the First World War); one yonger brother William Frederick Cartwright; one younger sister Jane Cartwright. Descended from John Theophilus Desaguliers (FRS 1714) and Thomas Desaguliers (FRS 1780) Distinguished pure mathematician, particularly for researches in the theory of functions of a complex variable. First woman mathematician to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society; the first woman to serve on its Council; and the first woman to receive the Sylvester Medal. Pioneer of the chaos theory, specifically what later became "the butterfly effect". Firts woman president of the Mathematical Association and London Mathematical Society. Royal Society roles: Council: 1955-1957 Medals and prizes: Sylvester Medal 1964 Fellow 20/03/1947 46 Harold Davenport Edward Charles Titchmarsh Albert Edward Ingham Louis Joel Mordell John Edensor Littlewood Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch Godfrey Harold Hardy Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2000 vol 46 pp 19-35, plate, by W K Hayman References: Joan Mason, 'The Women Fellows' Jubilee' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 125-140 Cartwright M L, IM GA WS 2674.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1999.0070 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Cartwright%2C+Mary+Lucy RCN 16964 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1554 17 Dec 1900 - 3 Apr 1998 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 11/12/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7957 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 47a3c334-ffde-491e-96cc-0adb3b24cf86