Thyrsa Frazier Svager

Biography

Thyrsa Anne Frazier Svager (June 16, 1930 – July 23, 1999) was an American academic who was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from Ohio State University. She was also the tenth African-American woman in the United States to earn this degree. Born in Ohio, she graduated from high school at the age of 16, going to Antioch College in Ohio and then doing her postgraduate degrees at Ohio State University.

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