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Kovalevsky, Sofya

574 words, approx. 2 pages

Kovalevsky, Sofya Russian Mathematician and Educator 1850–1891 Russian mathematician Sofya Kovalevsky was born in Moscow, Russia, the daughter of a minor nobleman. She became interested in math... Read more

Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya

77 words, approx. 1 pages

Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya 1850-1891 Russian mathematician who, despite the limitations imposed upon women scientists of her time, made major contributions to the studies of partial differential eq... Read more

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Sof'ia Vasil'evna Kovalevskaia

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The mathematician, writer, and women's rights activist Sof'ia Kovalevskaia was the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate in mathematics and the first woman in nineteenth-century Europe to te... Read more

Sonya Valsilyevna Kovalevsky

413 words, approx. 2 pages

Kovalevsky's life stands out as an example of the triumph of will and determination over nearly insurmountable obstacles. She was brought into the world with every opportunity for success, opportuniti... Read more

Sonya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya

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Sonya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya has been applauded by some as the most astounding mathematical genius to surface among women in the last two centuries, and one of the first women to make contributions o... Read more

Sophia Vasilevna Kovalevsky

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Sophia Kovalevsky (1850-1891) was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, despite the fact that Russia, her native country, and many other European universities at that time did not allow wome... Read more

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