Edna Kramer

Edna Ernestine Kramer Lassar
Born	May 11, 1902 Manhattan
Died	July 9, 1984 Manhattan
Cause of death	Parkinson's disease
Nationality	U.S.
Parent(s)	Joseph and Sabine Kramer
Relatives	Sister Martha (born 1900) and brother Herbert (born 1911)

Edna Ernestine Kramer Lassar (May 11, 1902 - July 9, 1984), born Edna Ernestine Kramer, was an American mathematician and author of mathematics books.

Kramer was born in Manhattan. She earned her B.A. summa cum laude in mathematics from Hunter College in 1922. While teaching at local high schools, she earned her M.A. in 1925 and Ph.D. in 1930 in mathematics (with a minor in physics) from Columbia University with Edward Kasner as her advisor.

She married the French teacher Benedict Taxier Lassar on July 2, 1935.

Kramer died at the age of 82 in Manhattan of Parkinson's disease.

Works

• The Main Stream of Mathematics [sic] (1951)
• The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics (1970)

External links

• Biography from Agnes Scott College
• MacTutor biography
• Edna Kramer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project