Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina | |
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| Born | 13 May 1899 Verkhny Khutor, Tsarevsky Uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1999 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | Russian (1899-1917, from 1991) Soviet (1922-1991) |
| Alma mater | Petrograd University |
| Spouse | Nikolai Kochin (m. 1925) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | Petrograd University Steklov Institute University of Novosibirsk |
Pelageya Yakovlevna Polubarinova-Kochina (Russian: Пелаге́я Я́ковлевна Полуба́ринова-Ко́чина; 13 May [O.S. 13 May] 1899 – 3 July 1999) was a Soviet and Russian applied mathematician, known for her work on fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics, particularly, the application of Fuchsian equations, as well in the history of mathematics. She was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1946 and full member (academician) in 1958.