The Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaia (1850-1891) was the first professional female scientist to achieve international eminence, making significant and far reaching contributions to her subject. She was also an accomplished writer, a proponent of women's rights and education and a champion of political causes in Western Europe and her native Russia. The first biography in English presents a unified historical portrait of this remarkable women, offering a unique insight into the social and political climate of late nineteenth century Russia.

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Introduction. Early childhood and family relations. Political and scientific development, early influences. A fictitious marriage. In search of education. Berlin and the Paris commune. A doctorate in mathematics. Mathematics in abeyance. A slow reawakening. A vagabond mathematician. "A princess of science". A woman in the European mathematical community. Kovalevskaia's final years. Kovalevskaia's mathematics. Kovalevskaia's literary works. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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