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Maria Gaetana Agnesi. May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799
Italian mathematician and philosopher. Reportedly the first woman in the Western world to become renowned as a mathematician.
Also known for her name being given to a certain mathematical curve ... the "witch of Agnesi."
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/agnesi.htm