What is Sofya Kovalevskaya known for in academia?
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Sofya Kovalevskaya was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics. She was born in 1850 in Moscow, Russia, and began studying mathematics at an early age. She was a brilliant student, and in 1874 she was awarded a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Göttingen in Germany.
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