Emmy Noether was born Amalie Emmy Noether in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany on March 23, 1882. She had three other siblings, but all of them besides her brother, Fritz, passed away during their childhood. Her father was also a mathematician, Max Noether, and he sparked her interest for math later on in her life. As Emmy grew up, she studied a lot of different subjects, but she did not put a lot of emphasis on math until later. Noether spent a lot of time studying different languages, and she learned a lot from her mother about cooking and cleaning. Once Emmy graduated high school, she wanted to be a teacher, which led to her taking an exam to become a teacher of English and French to young women.