Soph’ia V. Kovalevskaia

Soph’ia V. Kovalevskaia (1850–1891) was a mathematician and writer. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics, becoming the first woman in Europe to be appointed a professor of mathematics.

A Memoir of George Eliot

Soph’ia V. Kovalevskaia,
translated by Miriam Haskell Berlin
July 1, 1984