Sofia Dolgorukova
Sofia Dolgorukova | |
|---|---|
| Born | Countess Sofia Alekseevna Bobrinskaya 25 December 1887 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 December 1949 (aged 61) Paris, France |
| Noble family | Bobrinsky |
| Spouses | Pyotr Aleksandrovich Dolgorukov Pyotr Petrovich Volkonsky |
Issue | Sofka Skipwith |
| Father | Aleksei Bobrinsky |
| Mother | Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Polovtsova |
| Occupation | aviator |
Princess Sofia Alekseevna Dolgorukova (Russian: Со́фья Алексе́евна Долгору́кова; 1887–1949), née Countess Bobrinskaya (Russian: Бо́бринская, house of Bobrinsky), was a Russian surgeon, pilot and racing driver. Daughter of Aleksei Aleksandrovich Bobrinsky. She was one of the first female racing drivers and pilots in the Russian Empire and the world. She served as a pilot in the First World War after the Russian Provisional Government had allowed women to serve in warfare in 1917.[1] Sofka Skipwith was her daughter.
References
- ↑ А. А. Половцов. "Дневник государственного секретаря. В 2-я томах". — М.: Центрполиграф, 2005. — Т. 2. — С. 69.
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- 1887 births
- 1949 deaths
- Nobility from Saint Petersburg
- People from Saint Petersburg Governorate
- Bobrinsky family
- Countesses of the Russian Empire
- Dolgorukov family
- Russian princesses
- Volkonsky family
- Ladies-in-waiting from the Russian Empire
- Surgeons from the Russian Empire
- Russian women surgeons
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- Russian women in World War I
- Russian World War I pilots
- Women in the Imperial Russian military
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