Doris Mary Cannell (19 July 1913 – 18 April 2000) was an English educator and historian of early 19th-century mathematical physics, in particular of George Green.
[1] During World War II she lectured to troops and this changed the direction of her career into higher education and the training of teachers.
Her major biography of him brought his work, life and legacy together for the first time, introducing him as an important influence in nineteenth-century applied physics.
[2] Cannell and colleagues at Nottingham led the recovery of his legacy, completing the restoration of his windmill in time for his bicentenary in 1993.
[3] The Mary Cannell Summer Studentships in mathematics at the University of Nottingham, funded from a legacy she made, commemorate her.