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Sofia Kovalevskaya — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 3 January 1850 · Died: 10 February 1891 · Age at death: 41

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Sofia Kovalevskaya died aged 41. She was born on 3 January 1850 and died on 10 February 1891.

First woman to hold a modern university professorship in Northern Europe

Did you know?As a child, she studied her father's old calculus notes which had been used as wallpaper in her bedroom.

Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Russian: Софья Васильевна Ковалевская; born Korvin-Krukovskaya; 15 January 1850 – 10 February 1891) was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer of equality for women in mathematics.

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Age at death: 41
Years since death: 135

Born: January 3, 1850 · Moscow, Russia
Died: February 10, 1891
Cause of death: Viral pneumonia
Nationality: Swedish
Known for: Science, Literature

Family

Father: Vasily Vasilyevich Korvin-Krukovsky
Mother: Yelizaveta Korvin-Krukovskaya
Spouse: Vladimir Kovalevsky
Child: Sofia Kovalevskaya

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