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Elena Cornaro Piscopia
Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia or Elena Lucrezia Corner, also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was an Italian philosopher of noble descent in the Republic of Venice who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university and the first appointed a Doctor of Philosophy.
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science · Venetian philosopher (1646–1684) · mathematician · philosopher · theologian · university teacher · medic · writer · also Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, Elena Corner, Helena Lucretia Cornaro, Piscopia
Born 5 June 1646 · Died 26 July 1684 · Q466851
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 3,403 Wikipedia readers in one day, 87.3× the usual 39, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: Career Clean up/copyedit
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The Municipality of Padua issued a call for tenders for the creation of the statue
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2024· 1 entry
The Padua municipality organized a poll for a new female statue, which was won by Elena Cornaro Piscopia with 47
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2023· 1 entry
Sky: Elena Cornaro Piscopia, la storia della donna celebrata oggi da un doodle di Google
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2022· 1 entry
The Italian authorities refused to add her statue to the 78 statues of famous male scientists in Prato della Valle in Padua, arguing that a statue of the scientist already exists elsewhere on the university campus
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2019· 11 entries
The Independent: Elena Cornaro Piscopia: Five things to know about the first woman to receive a PhD
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Cosmopolitan: Chi è Elena Cornaro Piscopia che Google celebra in un doodle, la prima donna laureata in Europa
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Indiatimes: Google celebrates Elena Cornaro Piscopia's 373rd Birthday with a doodle
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Quotidiano.Net: Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Google le dedica un doodle. Chi era?
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GreenMe.it: Elena Cornaro Piscopia, chi era la prima donna laureata al mondo (e perché ricordarla)
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Il Post: Elena Cornaro Piscopia, la prima donna laureata al mondo (forse)
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The Hindu: Elena Cornaro Piscopia, first woman to earn Ph.D, honoured with a Google doodle
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Indiatimes: Google honours Elena Cornaro Piscopia's 373rd birthday with a doodle
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Il Sussidiario: ELENA CORNARO PISCOPIA, CHI E’?/ Un omaggio di Google ai sogni delle donne
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NDTV: Google Honours Elena Cornaro Piscopia, First Woman To Receive A Doctorate
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To tackle the participation crisis of women and non-binary people in mathematics research in the United Kingdom
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1906· 1 entry
In the West Wing of the Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College
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1895· 1 entry
Abbess Mathilda Pynsent of the English Benedictine Nuns in Rome had Cornaro's tomb opened, the remains placed in a new casket, and a suitable tablet inscribed to her memory
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1684· 1 entry
Died 1684-07-26.
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1646· 1 entry
Born 1646-06-05.
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