At the University of Cambridge in England, a "Wrangler" is a student who gains first-class honours in the Mathematical Tripos competition. The highest-scoring student is the Senior Wrangler, the secon
A student is named as Senior Wrangler in 1842, an accolade "synonymous with academic supremacy".
Philippa Fawcett
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Philippa Garrett Fawcett was an English mathematician and educator. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge
Fawcett in 1891
Fawcett in her room at Newnham College (1891)