Xu Ruiyun
Xu Ruiyun | |
|---|---|
| 徐瑞云 | |
| Born | 15 June 1915 Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Died | 23 January 1969 (aged 53) Hangzhou, People's Republic of China |
| Alma mater | |
| Spouse | Jiang Ximing |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical analysis, in particular Fourier series |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral advisor | Constantin Carathéodory |
| Notable students | Yuan-Shih Chow |
Xu Ruiyun (Chinese: 徐瑞云; 15 June 1915 – January 1969), also known as Süe-Yung Zee-Kiang, was a Chinese mathematician specialising in mathematical analysis. A student of Constantin Carathéodory, she was the first Chinese woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics. In 1941 she returned to China and worked at Zhejiang University and later Hangzhou University. In 1969, during the Cultural Revolution, she died by suicide.