Sofia Kovalevskaya
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Who was Sofia Kovalevskaya?
Russian-Swedish mathematician who was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics and held a professorship at Stockholm University.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Sofia Kovalevskaya (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Family & Personal Life
SpouseVladimir Kovalevsky
ChildSofia Kovalevskaya