Sofia Kovalévskaya

Sofia Kovalévskaya was the first major russian mathematician who contributed to analysis, differential equiations and mechanic. She was also the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Europe. 
She borned in 1850 January the 15th in Moscu, but she was grown up in Bielorussia and although she loved poety, preferred maths, she solved two important mathematical theories who lots of scientist couldn't solve in years, and published an article about astronomy.
 She died at the age of 41 in Sweden caused to neumony in 1891 February the 10th.
The lunar crater Kovalévskaya  was named like this in her honour thanks to her astronomic contributions.