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In 1834 Somerville 'became the first person to be described in print as a 'scientist'.[https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/why-there-werent-any-scientists-b
by 8bitsrule 5y ago
In 1834 Somerville 'became the first person to be described in print as a 'scientist'.[https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/why-there-werent-any-scientists-before-the-late-nineteenth-century/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/why-there-werent-any...]
(She also lived to be 91yo ... not so easy at the time!) Oxford named a college after her in 1879 - although women were not allowed to matriculate until 1920!
- ardit33 5y agoThere is Somerville Ma, a town near Boston as well. Not sure the names are a connected though.
- donarb 5y agoAccording to the Britannica encyclopedia, it is thought to have been named in honor of Captain Richard Somers, hero of the Tripolitan-American (Barbary) War. https://www.britannica.com/place/Somerville-Massachusetts https://www.britannica.com/place/Somerville-Massachusetts