Sofia Kovalevskaya
19th-century Russian mathematician
Sofia Kovalevskaya was born on January 3, 1850 (Julian calendar) in Moscow and died on February 10, 1891 in Hedvig Eleonora parish, aged about 41. Recorded occupations: mathematician, physicist, novelist, university teacher and writer. Country of citizenship: Russian Empire and Sweden. Fields of work: mathematics, mechanics, differential calculus and mathematical analysis. Notable works include “Cauchy–Kowalevski theorem” and “integrable rigid body”. Educated at University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University and Frederick William University Berlin. Honours include Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms and Bordin Prize. Member of Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Born
- January 3, 1850 (Julian calendar) · Moscow
- Died
- February 10, 1891 · Hedvig Eleonora parish
- Age at death
- about 41
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire, Sweden
- Occupations
- mathematician, physicist, novelist, university teacher, writer
- Notable works
- Cauchy–Kowalevski theorem, integrable rigid body
- Education
- University of Göttingen, Heidelberg University, Frederick William University Berlin
- Honours
- Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Bordin Prize
- Wikipedia editions
- 79 languages
- Signature licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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