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Kovalevskaya, Sophia (1850–1891)
Russian mathematician, teacher, writer, occasional nihilist sympathizer and the first modern woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics.Name variations: Kovalevskaya (or Kovalevskaia) is the feminized version of Sophia's married name, according to the Russian tradition; she is also referred to as Sonya, Sofya, or Sofia Kovalevsky or Kovalevski, or Sophia Korvin-Krukovsky or Corvin-Krukovsky. Born Sophia Vasilevna Korvin-Krukovsky on January 15, 1850, in Moscow; died in Stockholm on February 10, 1891, of pneumonia; daughter of Vasily Vasilevich Korvin-Krukovsky, or Corvin-Krukovsky (1801–1875, a noble who served in the army and later made a living managing his provincial estate) and Elizaveta (Schu-bert) Fedrovna (1820–1879); education began at the age of eight when she received instruction from personal tutors; married Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (1842–1883), in 1868; children: Sophia Vladimirovich Kovalevskaya (b. October 17, 1878).
Went to Germany to continue her higher education, specializing in mathematics (1869); earned Ph.D. fr Portions of this entry contributed by Roger Cooke Portions of this entry contributed by Margherita Barile Sofya Korvin-Krukoskaya, whose nickname was Sonja, was born in Moscow in 1850 the daughter of a general. She started studying mathematics books as a girl, encouraged by her paternal uncle Pyotr, but against the will of her father who, however, soon became aware of her remarkable talent and finally allowed her to take private lessons. Born in a strictly patriarchal society, she had to undergo a fictitious marriage to gain the freedom to travel, so in 1868 she married Vladimir Kovalevsky, a paleontologist and supporter of Darwinism, who had a troubled professional life and later committed suicide. In Heidelberg, Kovalevskaya received a special authorization to attend the lectures without being officially a student, since matriculation was not permitted for women. When she decided to move to Berlin to make the acquaintance of Weierstrass, she came upon even stricter rules, and Weierstrass had to teach her privately. She soon became Weierst January 15, 1850 - February 10, 1891 Kovalevskaya Stamps issued in 1951 and 1996. An extraordinary woman, Sofia Kovalevskaya (also known as Sonia Kovalevsky) was not only a great mathematician, but also a writer and advocate of women's rights in the 19th century. It was her struggle to obtain the best education available which began to open doors at universities to women. In addition, her ground-breaking work in mathematics made her male counterparts reconsider their archaic notions of women's inferiority to men in such scientific arenas. Sofia Krukovsky Kovalevskaya was born in 1850. As the child of a Russian family of minor nobility, Sofia was raised in plush surroundings. She was not a typically happy child, though. She felt very neglected as the middle child in the family of a well admired, first-born daughter, Anya, and of the younger male heir, Fedya. For much of her childhood she was also under the care of a very strict governess who made it her personal duty to turn Sofia into a you
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Sofia Kovalevskaya
Written by Becky Wilson, Class of 1997 (Agnes Scott College)