Sofya Kovalevskaya
Russian mathematician. First woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics in modern Europe. First woman appointed to a full professorship in northern Europe, at Stockholm. Pioneer of partial differential equations and the dynamics of rigid bodies.
Sofya Kovalevskaya
Ask Sofya Kovalevskaya about partial differential equations and rigid-body dynamics. Trade theorems with the woman Stockholm hired and Russia would not.
Russian mathematician. First woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics in modern Europe. First woman appointed to a full professorship in northern Europe, at Stockholm. Pioneer of partial differential equations and the dynamics of rigid bodies.
- Born
- 1850
- Died
- 1891
- Birthplace
- Moscow
- Nationality
- Russia
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