Andrey Kolmogorov

Andrey Kolmogorov
Андрей Колмогоров
Born
Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov

(1903-04-25)25 April 1903
Died20 October 1987(1987-10-20) (aged 84)
Alma materMoscow State University (PhD)
Known for
Spouse
Anna Dmitrievna Egorova
(m. 19421987)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Doctoral advisorNikolai Luzin
Doctoral students

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] , 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. He also contributed to the mathematics of topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics, algorithmic information theory and computational complexity.