Mathematician
Sofia Kovalevskaya
The first woman to hold a full professorship in mathematics in northern Europe, who married to be allowed to study abroad.
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer of equality for women in mathematics. Kovalevskaya was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics, in the modern sense of that term, the first woman in Europe in modern times appointed to a full professorship in mathematics, as well as 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".
- Born
- 1850-01-03, Moscow, Duchy of MoscowA Thursday
- Died
- 1891-02-10, Hedvig Eleonora parish, SwedenA Tuesday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1850-01-03, Moscow, Duchy of Moscow · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Moscowthe zone used then
Europe/MoscowThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 12°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 18°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 21°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 28°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 20°44′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 1°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 22°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aries | 26°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1891-02-10, Hedvig Eleonora parish, Sweden · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Stockholmthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 21°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 11°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 4°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 11°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 23°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 15°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 1°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 4°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 5°55′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sofia Kovalevskaya was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.