Famous People with Name Bertha

Bertha Swirles            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Bertha Swirles: carried out research on quantum theory, particularly in its early days. She was associated with Girton College, University of Cambridge, as student and Fellow, for over 70 years.Bertha Swirles was born in Northampton in 1903, attended Northampton School for Girls and then went up to Girton College, in 1921, to read Mathematics, graduating with first class Honours. She became a research student of Ralph Fowler, one of a distinguished company of his students that included Paul Dirac and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. She married Harold Jeffreys in 1940, and became Lady Jeffreys upon his knighthood in 1953.

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin: was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships (now: U.S. Open) (1888 and 1889). She discovered the under-hand technique. She was inducted into the

Jean Auguste Berthaut            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Auguste Berthaut: was a French general and French politician. He graduated from Saint Cyr in 1837. He was promoted brigadeer general July 1870. He commanded the National Guard in Paris in 1870. He fought at the Battle of Le Bourget, Champagny, and Battle of Buzenval. He wa