Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (; born Korvin-Krukovskaya; – 10 February 1891) was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world – the first woman to earn a doctorate (in the modern sense) in mathematics, the first woman appointed to a full professorship in northern Europe and one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. According to historian of science Ann Hibner Koblitz, Kovalevskaya was "the greatest known woman scientist before the twentieth century".
sofya vasilyevna kovalevskaya (; born korvin-krukovskaya; – 10 february 1891) was a russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis partial differential equations and mechanics she was a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world – the first woman to earn a doctorate (in the modern sense) in mathematics the first woman appointed to a full professorship in northern europe and one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor according to historian of science ann hibner koblitz kovalevskaya was "the greatest known woman scientist before the twentieth century"