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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Polonica we wspomnieniach Zofii Kowalewskiej
subject
wiek XIXJanuary Uprisingrecollections19th centuryZofia Kowalewskapolonicapowstanie styczniowewspomnieniaPolish motifsSofya Kovałevskayadescription
The present article focuses on Polish motifs in Sofya Kovalevskaya’s recollections. Kovalevskaya was a great 19th century Russian mathematician whose contributions were acknowledged throughout Europę during her lifetime. She was the first European woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Gottingen, a professor at Stockholm University in Sweden, and the first female corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Besides her scientific activities, Kovalevskaya was also a writer and publicist. She is the author of a number of novels, poems, a play and autobiographical Recollections of Childhood. In one of the chapters, entitled “Polish Uprising Recollections”, Kovalevskaya describes the situation of the Polish landed gentry in Lithuania after the 1863 January Uprising. She offers sympathetic portrayals of Poland and the Poles. Kovalevskaya’s fascination with Poland comes ffom her Polish descent. Her memoirs offer useful insights into the life and atmosphere of the described epoch and the Polish efforts to preserve national identity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Polilog. Studia Neofilologiczne |