María Falk de Losada
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- Manhattanville College (B.S. 1964)
- Harvard University (M.S. 1965)
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Ph.D. 1970)
María Falk de Losada | |
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| Born | United States |
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| Known for | Developing mathematics competitions in Colombia |
| Children | Marta Losada Falk |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
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| Thesis | (1970) |
Mary Elizabeth (María) Falk de Losada is an American-born Colombian mathematician. She is a retired professor of mathematics at the National University of Colombia, and a former rector of Antonio Nariño University.[1][2], She is known for her work developing mathematics competitions in Colombia.[3]
She should be distinguished from her daughter Marta Losada Falk, a Colombian physicist who succeeded her as president of Antonio Nariño University.
Falk was born in the US.[3] She graduated from Manhattanville College in suburban New York State in 1964, and earned a master's degree from Harvard University in 1965. She completed her doctorate in mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1970.[1]
She worked at the National University of Colombia from 1966 until retiring in 1995.[1][2] She was a member of the senior board of Antonio Nariño University beginning in 1988, and served as its rector from 2001 to 2010.[1]
