Editing Emmy Noether (section)

=== Early life ===
[[File:Erlangen 1916.jpg|thumb|Noether grew up in the Bavarian city of [[Erlangen]], depicted here in a 1916 postcard.|alt=1916 postcard depicting Universitätstraße in Erlangen]]
Amalie Emmy Noether was born on 23 March 1882 in [[Erlangen]], Bavaria.{{sfn|Dick|1981|p=4}} She was the first of four children of mathematician [[Max Noether]] and Ida Amalia Kaufmann, both from wealthy Jewish merchant families.{{sfn|Dick|1981|pp=7–8}} Her first name was "Amalie", but she began using her middle name at a young age and invariably continued to do so in her adult life and her publications.{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=Rufname}}

In her youth, Noether did not stand out academically, although she was known for being clever and friendly. She was [[myopia|near-sighted]] and talked with a minor [[lisp]] during her childhood. A family friend recounted a story years later about young Noether quickly solving a brain teaser at a children's party, showing logical acumen at an early age.{{sfn|Dick|1981|pp=9–10}} She was taught to cook and clean, as were most girls of the time, and took piano lessons. She pursued none of these activities with passion, although she loved to dance.{{Sfn|Dick|1981|pp=10–11}}

[[File:NoetherFamily MFO3120.jpg|thumb|left|Emmy Noether with her brothers Alfred, [[Fritz Noether|Fritz]], and Robert, before 1918|alt=Family portrait of Alfred, Emmy, Fritz and Robert Noether]]
Noether had three younger brothers. The eldest, Alfred Noether, was born in 1883 and was awarded a doctorate in [[chemistry]] from Erlangen in 1909, but died nine years later.{{Sfn|Dick|1981|p=15}} [[Fritz Noether]] was born in 1884, studied in [[Munich]] and made contributions to [[applied mathematics]].{{Sfn|Dick|1981|pp=15, 19–20}} He was likely executed in the Soviet Union in 1941.<ref>{{MacTutor|id=Noether_Fritz |title=Fritz Alexander Ernst Noether}}.</ref> The youngest, Gustav Robert Noether, was born in 1889. Very little is known about his life; he suffered from chronic illness and died in 1928.{{Sfn|Dick|1981|pp=25, 45}}{{Sfn|Kimberling|1981|p=5}}