Sofya Yanovskaya

Sofya Aleksandrovna Yanovskaya (born 31 January 1896, died 24 October 1966) was a Soviet mathematician, philosopher, and historian. She specialized in the history of mathematics, mathematical logic, and the philosophy of mathematics. Yanovskaya is recognized for her significant role in reviving the study of mathematical logic in the Soviet Union. A major contribution was her work in identifying, publishing, and editing the mathematical manuscripts of Karl Marx. She arranged for the first Russian publication of Marx's 'Mathematical Manuscripts' in 1933 and later facilitated a more comprehensive publication in 1968. Her doctoral degree was awarded in 1935. Yanovskaya's work on Marx's manuscripts is thought to have potentially influenced the study of non-standard analysis in China. Beyond her editorial and research contributions, she is remembered for her impact on a new generation of scholars and for her intellectual engagement, notably persuading Ludwig Wittgenstein during his 1935 visit to the Soviet Union to abandon his plans of relocating there. She died in Moscow from diabetes.