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Izabela Abramowicz

was born 136 years ago

9 November 1889

Izabela Abramowicz was a Polish mathematician who was the first woman to be awarded a gold medal and a first-degree diploma in mathematics from the University of Kyiv. She was an outstanding school teacher awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and other awards for her educational achievements

Find out more at: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Abramowicz_Izabela/