She had an older sister named Alice. Etta Zuber Falconer. The History, Life, and Impact of Dr. Etta Zuber Falconer. She graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1949. 1933-African-American mathematician whose work in group theory has won acclaim. She met and soon married Dolan Falconer, a basketball coach, while she was teaching at Okolona Junior College in Mississippi. Dr. Etta Zuber Falconer devoted her career to increasing opportunities for women and minority scientists. She taught mathematics in many schools and was also good student herself. Etta Falconer was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, the second of two children born to Dr. Walter A. Zuber, a physician, and Mrs. Zadie L. Montgomery Zuber, a musician who had attended Spelman College.While working at Okolona Junior College, Etta met and married the late Dolan Falconer for more than 35 years. Mathematician, educator. I detail in the video her life and how I think about her impact on the lives of young African American Mathematicians and her work. Falconer was a very dedicated teacher. Etta Falconer was born in Tupelo, Mississippi as Etta Zuber, the second of two children (an older sister Alice) born to Dr. Walter A. Zuber, a physician, and Mrs. Zadie L. Montgomery Zuber, a musician who had attended Spelman College. The couple had three children, each with his/her own professions. Etta Zuber Falconer. Mathematician Etta Zuber Falconer was born on November 21, 1933, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Her mother, Zadie L. Montgomery, was a musician, and her father, Dr. Walter A. Zuber, was a physician. She graduated high school from George Washington High Brief Biography She was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1933. Etta Zuber was born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Walter A. Zuber, a physician, and Zadie L. Montgomery Zuber, a musician. 1933–2002. 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