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Mary Deconge (Mary Lovenia DeConge) was born on 3 October, 1933 in Wickliff, Louisiana, is an American mathematician. Discover Mary Deconge's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Mary Lovenia DeConge |
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90 years old |
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Libra |
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3 October 1933 |
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3 October |
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Wickliff, Louisiana |
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United States
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Mary Deconge Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Mary Deconge's Husband?
Her husband is Roy Watson, Sr.
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Roy Watson, Sr. |
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Mary Deconge Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mary Deconge worth at the age of 90 years old? Mary Deconge’s income source is mostly from being a successful mathematician. She is from United States. We have estimated Mary Deconge's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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mathematician |
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Mary Lovenia DeConge-Watson (born 1933) is an American mathematician and former nun as part of the Order of the Sisters of the Holy Family.
DeConge-Watson was born in 1933 in Wickliff, Louisiana as the seventh of nine children of Adina Rodney DeConge and Alphonse Frank DeConge.
She joined the Sisters of the Holy Family at age 16, later becoming a nun in the Holy Order of the Sisters of Saint Francis.
Between 1952 and 1955, Deconge taught elementary school in parochial schools in Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
She then attended Seton Hill College where she studied mathematics and French (with minors in English, psychology, and history) and was the second Black student to attend the school.
After graduating from Seton Hall in 1959, Deconge-Watson taught French and math at Holy Ghost School in Opelousas, Louisiana, until 1961.
In 1962, DeConge-Watson received a master's degree in mathematics from Louisiana State University.
She opted to take a break from her studies and teach at DeLisle Junior College in New Orleans from 1963 to 1964.
She then started her PhD studies Tulane University, studying there for one semester.
Although delayed by a long illness in the midst of her graduate career, in 1968, DeConge-Watson received her Ph.D. in mathematics and a minor in French from St. Louis University for her dissertation 2-Normed Lattices and 2-Metric Spaces.
While in graduate school, DeConge-Watson worked as a teacher at Holy Ghost High School in Opelousas, Louisiana and DeLilse Junior College in New Orleans.
After receiving her Ph.D. she worked as an assistant professor of mathematics at Loyola University New Orleans from 1968 to 1971.
In 1971 she became an assistant professor at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
DeConge-Watson left the religious order in 1976.
In 1982, she became a full professor and was appointed Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Southern University in 1986.
DeConge-Watson spent many years training elementary school teachers for their math competency exams.
She wrote an unpublished text as part of the training program.
DeConge-Watson served as the director of the Center for Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology at Southern University and the A&M College System from 1995 to 1998.
Following a short retirement, she returned to Southern University in various positions before entering a complete retirement in 2004.
DeConge-Watson has had her work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Notices of the American Mathematical Society, and the Journal of Mathematical Analytical Applications.
She is known for her publications related to Cauchy's Problem for Higher-Order Abstract Parabolic Equations.
She was the 15th African-American woman to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics.
