Kovalevsky (feminine Kovalevskaya) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya, born Korvin-Krukovskaya, was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world – the first woman to obtain a doctorate in mathematics, the first woman appointed to a full professorship in northern Europe and 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".
Shevchenko, a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets, literally meaning "cobbler or shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting Ukrainian descent. It is somewhat equivalent to occupational surnames: French: Cordonnier, Italian: Crispino, Spanish: Zapatero, German: Schumacher, Schumann, Schubert, and English: Shoemaker, Shoesmith, also Laster.
Yakovlev is an East Slavic surname derived from the masculine given name Yakov. Yakovleva is the feminine form.
Sakharov is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). Other spellings of the surname are Saharov / Saharova, Sakharoff, Saharoff.
Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky was an Imperial Russian embryologist, who studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and became professor at the University of St Petersburg. He was the brother of the paleontologist Vladimir Kovalevsky, and the brother-in-law of the mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya.
Maksim Maksimovich Kovalevsky was a jurist and the main authority on sociology in the Russian Empire. He was vice-president (1895) and president (1905) of the International Institute of Sociology. He also held a chair in sociology at the Psycho-Neurological Institute. Kovalevsky was elected into the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1914. The Russian Sociological Society adopted his name in 1916.
Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev, or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva, is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to:
Medvedev and female Medvedeva (Медве́дева), from Russian medved’ (медве́дь), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames. Notable bearers of the name include:
Elizaveta Fedorovna Litvinova (1845–1919?) was a Russian mathematician and pedagogue. She is the author of over 70 articles about mathematics education.
Samoylov, Samoilov or Samoilovs is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is SamoylovaSamoilova. It may refer to
Ponomaryov, also spelled Ponomariov or Ponomarev, or Ponomaryova is a Russian language patronymic surname derived from the nickname Ponomar ("sexton"), and literally meaning "sexton's son". The nickname "Ponomar" has also become a surname. The Ukrainian language counterpart is "Ponomarenko".
Tarasov, Tarasoff (masculine), or Tarasova (feminine) is a popular Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Taras and literally means Taras' or belonging to Taras. It may refer to:
Fokin, sometimes spelled Fokine, or Fokina is a common Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maximov or Maksimov or Maximoff is a Russian surname. Transliterated from Ukrainian, it may be rendered as Maksymov. The feminine forms are Maximova, Maksimova and Maksymova. The surname is derived from the male given name Maksim and literally means Maksim's. It may refer to:
Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow, or Ivanova is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan and literally means "Ivan's".
Smirnov or Smirnova is one of the two most common surnames in Russia. Smirnov is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyj, that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle".
Anne Jaclard, born Anna Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya (1843–1887), was a Russian socialist and feminist revolutionary. She participated in the Paris Commune and the First International and was a friend of Karl Marx. She was once courted by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who published two of her stories in his journal. Her sister was the mathematician and socialist Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891).
Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky was a Russian academic and paleontologist. One of the first adopters of Charles Darwin in Russia, he is most notable for his early work on the evolution of the Hippomorpha family. Brother of Alexander Kovalevsky. He married Sofia Kovalevskaya, and had a daughter named Sofia, nicknamed 'Fufa'. After spending some years together as a couple, Vladimir, financially ruined, a victim of depression and unable to support his wife and daughter, committed suicide.
Filippov is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Filipp and literally means Filipp's. Notable people with the surname include:
Vysotsky, Vysotskiy, Wissotzky or Vyssotsky is a Slavic masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Vysotskaya, Wissotzkaya or Vysotskaia. It may refer to