Noether, EmmyPronunciation: /ˈnəːtə, ˈnøːtɐ/Entry from World dictionaryDefinition of Noether, Emmy (1882–1935), German mathematician. Despite prejudices against women mathematicians she inaugurated the modern period in algebraic geometry and abstract algebra. Noether, Emmy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Noether, Emmy in the British & World English dictionary