Bodil Branner facts for kids
Bodil Branner is a Danish mathematician. She was born in Aarhus on February 5, 1943. She helped start a group called European Women in Mathematics. She also led the Danish Mathematical Society. Bodil Branner studied how complex numbers move and change. She also studied the history of mathematics. She retired in 2008.
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Her Journey in Math
Bodil Branner studied math and physics. She went to Aarhus University. In 1967, she earned a master's degree. This was the highest degree back then. She wanted to study more in the USA. But her husband got a job in Copenhagen.
Bodil couldn't be a high school teacher. She didn't have a teaching license. But she found a job at the Technical University of Denmark. She started as a faculty assistant. Later, in the 1970s, she became a permanent professor there.
Helping Women in Math
In 1986, Bodil Branner helped create a group. It was called European Women in Mathematics. She started it with other mathematicians. These included Caroline Series and Marie-Françoise Roy. They were inspired by a similar group in the USA. This group helps women in mathematics.
Leading the Danish Mathematical Society
Bodil Branner made history. She was the first woman to lead the Danish Mathematical Society. She was in charge from 1998 to 2002.
Awards and Honors
In 2003, a special meeting was held for Bodil Branner. It was in Holbæk to celebrate her 60th birthday. A book of essays was published in her honor in 2006. In 2012, she became one of the first fellows of the American Mathematical Society. This is a big honor for mathematicians.
