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Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Nationality
Languages
Italian, Latin
Spouse
Giovanni Giuseppe Veratti (1738)
Parents
Giuseppe Bassi
Residences
Italy
Education
University of Bologna
Zodiac Sign
♏ Scorpio
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Aramaic (מרים)
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Laura Bassi: Italian physicist (1711-1778).
Born in Bologna (died at age 66).
Studied at University of Bologna.
Biography
Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti was an Italian physicist and academic. Recognized and depicted as "Minerva", she was the first woman to have a doctorate in science, and the second woman in the world to earn the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Working at the University of Bologna, she was the first salaried female teacher in a university. At one time the highest paid employee of the university, by the end of her life Bassi held two other professorships. She was also the first female member of any scientific establishment, when she was elected to the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna in 1732 at 21.
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Laura Bassi was born in Bologna.
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