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Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1891)

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Sofya Kovalevskaya

Russian mathematician (1850–1891)

Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya 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 mathematics, the first…
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January 15

Day of the year

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 350 days remain until the end of the year.
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