Uta Merzbach

Uta Merzbach
Uta Merzbach
Born	Uta Caecilia Merzbach; 9 February 1933; Berlin, Germany
Died	27 June 2017 (aged 84); Georgetown, Texas, US
Academic background
Education	University of Texas at Austin (B.A., M.A.); Harvard University (PhD);
Doctoral advisors	Garrett Birkhoff; I. Bernard Cohen;
Academic work
Discipline	History of mathematics; Curation;
Institutions	National Museum of American History

Uta Caecilia Merzbach (February 9, 1933 – June 27, 2017) was a German-American historian of mathematics who became the first curator of mathematical instruments at the Smithsonian Institution.

Uta Merzbach
Born	Uta Caecilia Merzbach (1933-02-09)9 February 1933 Berlin, Germany
Died	27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 84) Georgetown, Texas, US

Academic background
Education	University of Texas at Austin (B.A., M.A.) Harvard University (PhD)
Doctoral advisors	Garrett Birkhoff I. Bernard Cohen
Academic work
Discipline	History of mathematics Curation
Institutions	National Museum of American History