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'''Olga Hahn-Neurath''' ({{IPA-de|haːn ˈnɔʏʀaːt|lang}}; {{lang-he|אולגה האן-נוירת}}; July 20, 1882 – July 20, 1937) was an Austrian [[Biography:Mathematician|mathematician]] and [[Biography:Philosopher|philosopher]]. She is best known for being a member of the [[Philosophy:Vienna Circle|Vienna Circle]]. She was sister of the mathematician [[Biography:Hans Hahn (mathematician)|Hans Hahn]].
Born in [[Place:Vienna|Vienna]], Hahn enrolled as a student for math and philosophy studies at the [[Organization:University of Vienna|University of Vienna]] in 1902<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://geschichte.univie.ac.at/en/persons/olga-hahn-neurath-dr|title=Olga Hahn-Neurath, dr.|last=|first=|date=|website=650 plus - History of The University of Vienna|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. She became blind in 1904, when she was 22. In 1911, she became the third ever female graduate in philosophy at Vienna University<ref name=":0" />. Her doctoral thesis, published at 1911, received great compliments from her instructor, Adolf Stöhr, the successor to the chair of [[Biography:Ludwig Boltzmann|Ludwig Boltzmann]]. Her main interest in math was in the field of Boolean algebra.

In 1912 she married [[Biography:Otto Neurath|Otto Neurath]] whom she met during her studies. Olga became a regular participant in the Vienna Circle discussions. Following the defeat of Red Vienna in the Austrian Civil War (February 1934), she fled, through {{wipe|Poland}} and {{wipe|Denmark}} to the Netherlands, where she joined her husband. She died on her birthday three years later in [[Place:The Hague|The Hague]], following an operation.

== References ==
* [[Philosophy:Vienna Circle|Vienna Circle]]
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== External links ==
* Short [[Organization:University of Vienna|University of Vienna]] [http://www.univie.ac.at/biografiA/daten/text/bio/hahn-neurath_o.htm Biography] (German)

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