Marion Cohen facts for kids
Marion Cohen (born in 1943) is an amazing American writer and a smart mathematician. She uses the pen name Marion Deutsche Cohen for her writing. She even has a special degree called a Ph.D. in advanced mathematics from Wesleyan University.
Marion Cohen has written more than 30 books! She writes poetry and true stories about her life, called memoirs. She often explores how art and mathematics are connected. She used to teach math and writing at Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. She even created a special class called Truth and Beauty: Mathematics in Literature, which shows how math can be beautiful, just like art.
Her Books and Writing
Marion Cohen has published 32 books, which is a lot! She writes about many different things, including her own life experiences and her love for mathematics.
Some of her books include:
- What I'm Wearing Today (2016)
- Closer to Dying (2016)
- Truth and Beauty (2017) – This book explores her ideas about math and art.
- The Essence of Seventh Grade: A Kind of Autobiography (2019) – This sounds like a fun look back at her school days!
- Not Erma Bombeck: Diary of a Feminist 70s Mother (2020) – This book shares stories about being a mom in the 1970s.
- Crossing the Equal Sign (2007) – Another book that might connect to her math background.
- Dirty details: the days and nights of a well spouse (1996) – This book shares personal stories about caring for a loved one.
Marion Cohen's writing shows how she combines her two passions: the creative world of words and the logical world of numbers.
